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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.       ##¨##¨¨#¨¨
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¨¨#¨¨##¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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.                         ¨¨¨¨##¨#¨#
¨###¨¨#¨##                                          ¨¨¨#¨####¨
#¨¨#¨###¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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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