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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~
%~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨¨¨^~%*¤¶
#¶¤*%~^¨¨¨ ^ ^ ¨¨¨^~%*¤¶#
##¶¤*%~^¨¨ ^ 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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨^~%*¤¶##
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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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