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§$^†~~~.,,     ,, FERRETS                           ,,.~~~†^$§
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@$$†....., YOU SEE SOMETHING MOVE IN THE CORNER OF  ,.....†$$@
##@§$^†~.,    YOUR EYE - PROBABLY ONE OF THESE.     ,.~†^$§@##
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#§^†††.,,,            BACKBONE ANIMALS.             ,,,.†††^§#
@§§§$^†~.,        CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED.         ,.~†^$§§§@
@$^^^^†~.,       COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS.       ,.~†^^^^$@
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§§§$$^†~., ............... THE MINK ............... ,.~†^$$§§§
@$$$††.,,, .                                      . ,,,.††$$$@
@$^†.,,,,, . MINKS, ALSO CALLED THE SNOW FERRETS, . ,,,,,.†^$@
@@§$†~..,, , MAKE UP THE "WANDERING FOOD SUPPLY"  , ,,..~†$§@@
##@§$^†~., , USED BY THE SHAMANS AND UNDERLINGS   , ,.~†^$§@##
#@@§$^†~.,   OF KIRUGU VARGIR. WHEN CALLED UPON,    ,.~†^$§@@#
§$†.,,,,,,   THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES, AND CAN BE    ,,,,,,.†$§
§$^^†~~,,,   CAUGHT.                                ,,,~~†^^$§
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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   ,,,,,,.†^§
§§§§$^†~.,   MIGHT EXPLAIN WHY MANY DENIZENS HAVE   ,.~†^$§§§§
@@@§$^†~.,   THIS AS THEIR MAIN "PET" GOD.          ,.~†^$§@@@
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###§$^†~., .............. THE ERMINE .............. ,.~†^$§###
##@§$^†~., .                                      . ,.~†^$§@##
##@§$^†~., . THE LUSHER ONE IN THE FAMILY IS THE  . ,.~†^$§@##
@§^~~.,,,, , ERMINE. USED AS BEDWARMERS, OR       , ,,,,.~~^§@
##@§$^†~., , HARVESTED FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL FUR,   , ,.~†^$§@##
##@§$^†~.,   THE WHITE COAT, VERY PRETTY,           ,.~†^$§@##
@$$†.,,,,,   ALTHOUGH RARE.                         ,,,,,.†$$@
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###@$^†~., ............... THE MEWN ............... ,.~†^$@###
###§$^†~., .                                      . ,.~†^$§###
##@§$^†~., , ONE OF THE MOST NOTABLE IN KIRUGU    , ,.~†^$§@##
##@§$^†~., , LORE, THE OTTER FERRET? IT GOES IN   , ,.~†^$§@##
@@@§$^†~.,   RIVERS. THERE ARE A LOT OF FERRETS,    ,.~†^$§@@@
##@§$^†~.,   BUT FOR SOME REASON, THIS OTTER ONE    ,.~†^$§@##
##@§$^†~.,   IS HARDLY EVER SEEN. IT MIGHT BE       ,.~†^$§@##
##@§$^†~.,   THAT IT IS UNBOUND...?                 ,.~†^$§@##
@$†.,,,,,,   LOCALS USE IT FOR SPORT FISHING.       ,,,,,,.†$@
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##@§$^†~., ............... THE HUSKY .............. ,.~†^$§@##
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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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