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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 -------------- §$%;«-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-«;%$ -                                      - $%;«-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-«;% ¨ THE HUSKY MAY SEEM LIKE A DOG, BUT   ¨ %;«-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-«;%$ ¨ 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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