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..:«**§&£#     .. FERRETS                           #£&§**«:..
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......:«**  YOU SEE SOMETHING MOVE IN THE CORNER OF **«:......
.......:«*     YOUR EYE - PROBABLY ONE OF THESE.    *«:.......
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.....:«**§            BACKBONE ANIMALS.             §**«:.....
....:«**§&         CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED.        &§**«:....
...:«**§&£       COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS.       £&§**«:...
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.:«**§&£## ::::::::::::::: THE MINK ::::::::::::::: ##£&§**«:.
..:«**§&£# :                                      : #£&§**«:..
...:«**§&£ : MINKS, ALSO CALLED THE SNOW FERRETS, : £&§**«:...
....:«**§& . MAKE UP THE "WANDERING FOOD SUPPLY"  . &§**«:....
.....:«**§ . USED BY THE SHAMANS AND UNDERLINGS   . §**«:.....
......:«**   OF KIRUGU VARGIR. WHEN CALLED UPON,    **«:......
.......:«*   THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES, AND CAN BE    *«:.......
......:«**   CAUGHT.                                **«:......
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....:«**§& :::::::::::::: THE MARTEN :::::::::::::: &§**«:....
...:«**§&£ :                                      : £&§**«:...
..:«**§&£# : THE MARTEN IS THE SNEAKIER ONE HERE, : #£&§**«:..
.:«**§&£## . OFTEN USED FOR SPYING, OR STEALING.  . ##£&§**«:.
..:«**§&£# . IN THE OLDER TALES ABOUT VIDMI,      . #£&§**«:..
...:«**§&£   THESE ARE PROBS THE FERRETS THAT SHE   £&§**«:...
....:«**§&   WAS SAID TO CONTROL. THIS CONNECTION   &§**«:....
.....:«**§   MIGHT EXPLAIN WHY MANY DENIZENS HAVE   §**«:.....
......:«**   THIS AS THEIR MAIN "PET" GOD.          **«:......
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......:«** :::::::::::::: THE ERMINE :::::::::::::: **«:......
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....:«**§& : THE LUSHER ONE IN THE FAMILY IS THE  : &§**«:....
...:«**§&£ . ERMINE. USED AS BEDWARMERS, OR       . £&§**«:...
..:«**§&£# . HARVESTED FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL FUR,   . #£&§**«:..
.:«**§&£##   THE WHITE COAT, VERY PRETTY,           ##£&§**«:.
..:«**§&£#   ALTHOUGH RARE.                         #£&§**«:..
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....:«**§& ::::::::::::::: THE MEWN ::::::::::::::: &§**«:....
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......:«** . ONE OF THE MOST NOTABLE IN KIRUGU    . **«:......
.......:«* . LORE, THE OTTER FERRET? IT GOES IN   . *«:.......
......:«**   RIVERS. THERE ARE A LOT OF FERRETS,    **«:......
.....:«**§   BUT FOR SOME REASON, THIS OTTER ONE    §**«:.....
....:«**§&   IS HARDLY EVER SEEN. IT MIGHT BE       &§**«:....
...:«**§&£   THAT IT IS UNBOUND...?                 £&§**«:...
..:«**§&£#   LOCALS USE IT FOR SPORT FISHING.       #£&§**«:..
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..:«**§&£# ::::::::::::::: THE HUSKY :::::::::::::: #£&§**«:..
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....:«**§& . THE HUSKY MAY SEEM LIKE A DOG, BUT   . &§**«:....
.....:«**§ . IT IS ACTUALLY A KIND OF FERRET.     . §**«:.....
......:«**   THIS MAKES IT THE LARGEST OF THE       **«:......
.......:«*   PHYLUM, AND IT'S THE MOST RECENTLY     *«:.......
......:«**   EVOLVED AS WELL, BRED FOR USE AS A     **«:......
.....:«**§   PREDATOR. IT'S MADE MORE DANGEROUS     §**«:.....
....:«**§&   BY THE FACT THAT IT'S ALMOST           &§**«:....
...:«**§&£   COMPLETELY UNKNOWN TO BIOLOGISTS.      £&§**«:...
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