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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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#@#&$**=~. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Mink ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .~=**$@#
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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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#$$$$**=~. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Marten ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .~=**$$$$#
##@#$**=~. ~ ~ .~=**$#@##
@&*=~..... ~ The Marten Is The Sneakier One Here, ~ .....~=*&@
#@#&$**=~. . Often Used For Spying, Or Stealing. . .~=**$@#
&$*=...... . In The Older Tales About Vidmi, . ......=*$&
&$*=...... These Are Probs The Ferrets That She ......=*$&
###&$**=~. Was Said To Control. This Connection .~=**$##
###&$**=~. Might Explain Why Many Denizens Have .~=**$##
#$**=..... This As Their Main "Pet" God. .....=**$#
#$$***~... ...~***$$#
&$$*====~. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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