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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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@%^:=^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^=:^%@