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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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=~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~=