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####§*\=^, ,, FERRETS ,^=\*§####
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###§%*\=^, ,,,^^^=\\\*%%%§##########§%%%*\\\=^^^,,, ,^=\*%§###
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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. ,,,,,^\%§#
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§§%\^^,,,, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ,^===\%%§#
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§%\^,,,,,, , 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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