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,,,,,,,-«=     ,, FERRETS                           =«-,,,,,,,
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,,,,,-«=†£ ,,,---«===†£££#@@@####@@@#£££†===«---,,, £†=«-,,,,,
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,,,-«=†£@#  YOU SEE SOMETHING MOVE IN THE CORNER OF #@£†=«-,,,
,,-«=†£@##     YOUR EYE - PROBABLY ONE OF THESE.    ##@£†=«-,,
,-«=†£@###                                          ###@£†=«-,
,,-«=†£@##             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 -------------- =«-,,,,,,,
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,,,,,-«=†£ - 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 -------------- £†=«-,,,,,
,,,,,,-«=† -                                      - †=«-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-«= - 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 --------------- -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-« -                                      - «-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-«= , 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 -------------- #@£†=«-,,,
,,,,-«=†£@ -                                      - @£†=«-,,,,
,,,,,-«=†£ , 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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