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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 ::::::::::::::: #@&&%/~:,,
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,,:~/%&&@# : 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. @&&%/~:,,,
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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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