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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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