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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/                                          /~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨