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,,,,~/%&##                                          ##&%/~,,,,
,,,~/%&###     ,, FERRETS                           ###&%/~,,,
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,,,~/%&### ,,,,,,~///%&&&#¶¶¶####¶¶¶#&&&%///~,,,,,, ###&%/~,,,
,,,,~/%&##                                          ##&%/~,,,,
,,,,,~/%&# YOU SEE SOMETHING MOVE IN THE CORNER OF  #&%/~,,,,,
,,,,~/%&##     YOUR EYE - PROBABLY ONE OF THESE.    ##&%/~,,,,
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,,~/%&####            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.          #&%/~,,,,,
,,,,~/%&##                                          ##&%/~,,,,
,,,~/%&### ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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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