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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.                                ¨##¨¨##¨##
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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.       #¨¨#¨#####
¨¨##¨#¨##¨                                          ##¨###¨¨¨¨
¨¨#¨####¨# ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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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