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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.          %=«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«=%¤                                          ¤%=«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~«=%¤¤ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ %=«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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