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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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#¨#¨¨#¨#¨#                                          #¨##¨#¨¨#¨
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