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,-~^^^^^*¶ ¶*^^^^^~-,
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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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,-~^=*§§§¶ ¶§§§*=^~-,
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