&&&&...... .&.....&..
.&&..&&&&& ...&&&....
......&&&& .&..&..&&&
.&&&&..&&& ........&.
..&&....&& &&&&&&&...
&....&&..& .. 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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&..&&&&&&. .........&
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