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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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,~«*=%¶#
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%=*«~,,,,, ~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,,,,,,,,
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~,,,,,,,,, ~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,,,~«*=%¶#
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###¶%=*«~, , 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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