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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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