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¨~~†%*§§@@                                          @@§§*%†~~¨
¨~~†%*@###     ¨¨ FERRETS                           ###@*%†~~¨
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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.       ##@§*%†~~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~%*@@                                          @@*%~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~%%§# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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