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##£%$:«:¨¨         CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED.        ¨¨:«:$%£##
#£%$:«:¨¨¨       COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS.       ¨¨¨:«:$%£#
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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    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«:
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£%$:«:¨¨¨¨ :::::::::::::: THE MARTEN :::::::::::::: ¨¨¨¨:«:$%£
#£%$:«:¨¨¨ :                                      : ¨¨¨:«:$%£#
##£%$:«:¨¨ : THE MARTEN IS THE SNEAKIER ONE HERE, : ¨¨:«:$%£##
###£%$:«:¨ ¨ OFTEN USED FOR SPYING, OR STEALING.  ¨ ¨:«:$%£###
##£%$:«:¨¨ ¨ IN THE OLDER TALES ABOUT VIDMI,      ¨ ¨¨:«:$%£##
#£%$:«:¨¨¨   THESE ARE PROBS THE FERRETS THAT SHE   ¨¨¨:«:$%£#
£%$:«:¨¨¨¨   WAS SAID TO CONTROL. THIS CONNECTION   ¨¨¨¨:«:$%£
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$:«:¨¨¨¨¨¨   THIS AS THEIR MAIN "PET" GOD.          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«:$
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«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ :::::::::::::: THE ERMINE :::::::::::::: ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ :                                      : ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ : THE LUSHER ONE IN THE FAMILY IS THE  : ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«
:«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ERMINE. USED AS BEDWARMERS, OR       ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«:
$:«:¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ HARVESTED FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL FUR,   ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«:$
%$:«:¨¨¨¨¨   THE WHITE COAT, VERY PRETTY,           ¨¨¨¨¨:«:$%
£%$:«:¨¨¨¨   ALTHOUGH RARE.                         ¨¨¨¨:«:$%£
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##£%$:«:¨¨ ::::::::::::::: THE MEWN ::::::::::::::: ¨¨:«:$%£##
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##£%$:«:¨¨ ¨ ONE OF THE MOST NOTABLE IN KIRUGU    ¨ ¨¨:«:$%£##
#£%$:«:¨¨¨ ¨ LORE, THE OTTER FERRET? IT GOES IN   ¨ ¨¨¨:«:$%£#
£%$:«:¨¨¨¨   RIVERS. THERE ARE A LOT OF FERRETS,    ¨¨¨¨:«:$%£
%$:«:¨¨¨¨¨   BUT FOR SOME REASON, THIS OTTER ONE    ¨¨¨¨¨:«:$%
$:«:¨¨¨¨¨¨   IS HARDLY EVER SEEN. IT MIGHT BE       ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«:$
:«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   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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