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$^:«,¨¨¨¨¨     ¨¨ FERRETS                           ¨¨¨¨¨,«:^$
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#@¶§$^:«,¨  YOU SEE SOMETHING MOVE IN THE CORNER OF ¨,«:^$§¶@#
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§$^:«,¨¨¨¨             BACKBONE ANIMALS.            ¨¨¨¨,«:^$§
$^:«,¨¨¨¨¨         CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED.        ¨¨¨¨¨,«:^$
^:«,¨¨¨¨¨¨       COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS.       ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«:^
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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   ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«:^
$^:«,¨¨¨¨¨   THIS AS THEIR MAIN "PET" GOD.          ¨¨¨¨¨,«:^$
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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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:«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ 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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