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.......:«*     .. FERRETS                           *«:.......
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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 ::::::::::::::: §*«:......
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........:« : 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 ::::::::::::::: ##££*§*«:.
..:«*§*££# :                                      : #££*§*«:..
...:«*§*££ . 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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