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,,,-=†%§#@                                          @#§%†=-,,,
,,-=†%§#@#                                          #@#§%†=-,,
,-=†%§#@##                                          ##@#§%†=-,
,,-=†%§#@#     ,, FERRETS                           #@#§%†=-,,
,,,-=†%§#@                                          @#§%†=-,,,
,,,,-=†%§# ,,,---=†††%§§§#@@@####@@@#§§§%†††=---,,, #§%†=-,,,,
,,,,,-=†%§                                          §%†=-,,,,,
,,,,,,-=†%  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.                                #@#§%†=-,,
,-=†%§#@##                                          ##@#§%†=-,
,,-=†%§#@# -------------- 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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