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,~«:§§§###     ,, FERRETS                           ###§§§:«~,
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,~«:§§§### ,,,~~~«:::§§§§§##########§§§§§:::«~~~,,, ###§§§:«~,
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,,,,~««§§#  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.          #§:«~,,,,,
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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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