,,~†$%%%¤¤                                          ¤¤%%%$†~,,
,,~†$%¤¶@#                                          #@¶¤%$†~,,
,,,~††$¤¤¤                                          ¤¤¤$††~,,,
,,~†$%¤¶@#                                          #@¶¤%$†~,,
,,,,,,~$¤@                                          @¤$~,,,,,,
,,~†$%¤¶@#     ,, FERRETS                           #@¶¤%$†~,,
,,,,,~~$%¤                                          ¤%$~~,,,,,
,,~†$%¤¶@# ,,,,,,~†††$%%%¤¶¶¶@##@¶¶¶¤%%%$†††~,,,,,, #@¶¤%$†~,,
,,~†$%¤¶@#                                          #@¶¤%$†~,,
,,~†$%¤¶## YOU SEE SOMETHING MOVE IN THE CORNER OF  ##¶¤%$†~,,
,,,,,~$%%¤     YOUR EYE - PROBABLY ONE OF THESE.    ¤%%$~,,,,,
,,,,,~††%¶                                          ¶%††~,,,,,
,,~$%¤¶@##            BACKBONE ANIMALS.             ##@¶¤%$~,,
,,,,,,~†%¶        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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,,~†$%%¤¤¶                                          ¶¤¤%%$†~,,
,,,,,,,~$¤                                          ¤$~,,,,,,,