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¨¨¨#¨¨#¨¨¨                                          ##¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨
¨¨##¨##¨¨¨                                          ¨#¨¨¨¨##¨¨
¨#¨##¨#¨¨#                                          ##¨¨¨#¨#¨¨
###¨###¨#¨                                          ¨#¨¨####¨¨
¨¨##¨¨###¨     ¨¨ FERRETS                           ##¨#¨¨¨#¨#
¨#¨#¨#¨¨#¨                                          ¨###¨¨####
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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.                         ###¨¨¨###¨
¨¨####¨###                                          ¨¨#¨¨#¨¨##
¨#¨¨¨##¨¨# ............... 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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¨#¨##¨#¨¨#                                          ##¨¨¨#¨#¨¨
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