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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.                                ¨¨^-^$$&£@
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&$$^-^¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨^-^$$&£@
£&$$^-^¨¨¨ ^                                      ^ ¨¨¨^-^$$&£
&$$^-^¨¨¨¨ ¨ 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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$^-^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^-^$