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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.       ¨¨¨¨^~^=*&
*=^~^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^~^=*
=^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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.                                ¨¨¨¨¨^~^=*
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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 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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