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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=@                                          @=~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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