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¨¨¨¨¨^~*†§     ¨¨ FERRETS                           §†*~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~*†§&                                          &§†*~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~*†§&£ ¨¨¨^^^~***†§§§&£££@##@£££&§§§†***~^^^¨¨¨ £&§†*~^¨¨¨
¨¨^~*†§&£#                                          #£&§†*~^¨¨
¨^~*†§&£## 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.       †*~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~*                                          *~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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.                                ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~                                          ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~* ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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.          £&§†*~^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~*†§&                                          &§†*~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~*†§ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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.                         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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.       £&§†*~^¨¨¨
¨¨^~*†§&£#                                          #£&§†*~^¨¨
¨^~*†§&£## ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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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