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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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,,«†$&¤##@ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE MARTEN ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, @##¤&$†«,,
,,«†$&¤#@# ,                                      , #@#¤&$†«,,
,,,,,,,†&# , 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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,,«†$&¤##@ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE ERMINE ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, @##¤&$†«,,
,,«†$&¤### ,                                      , ###¤&$†«,,
,,,,«†$&#@ , THE LUSHER ONE IN THE FAMILY IS THE  , @#&$†«,,,,
,,«†$¤#@## , ERMINE. USED AS BEDWARMERS, OR       , ##@#¤$†«,,
,,,,,«$¤¤# , HARVESTED FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL FUR,   , #¤¤$«,,,,,
,«†$&¤#@##   THE WHITE COAT, VERY PRETTY,           ##@#¤&$†«,
,,«†$&¤#@#   ALTHOUGH RARE.                         #@#¤&$†«,,
,,«†$&¤#@#                                          #@#¤&$†«,,
,,«†$&¤#@# ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE MEWN ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, #@#¤&$†«,,
,,«†$&¤¤## ,                                      , ##¤¤&$†«,,
,,«†$&¤#@# , ONE OF THE MOST NOTABLE IN KIRUGU    , #@#¤&$†«,,
,,,,,«††$¤ , LORE, THE OTTER FERRET? IT GOES IN   , ¤$††«,,,,,
,,,,«†$&¤@   RIVERS. THERE ARE A LOT OF FERRETS,    @¤&$†«,,,,
,,,,†$$¤¤#   BUT FOR SOME REASON, THIS OTTER ONE    #¤¤$$†,,,,
,,,,«†&¤#@   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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