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.....^~:§£     .. Ferrets                           £§:~^.....
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.......^~: ...^^^~:::§£££@##########@£££§:::~^^^... :~^.......
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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.       ##@£§:~^..
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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.                                :~^.......
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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.          £§:~^.....
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.......^~: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The Ermine ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ :~^.......
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.......^~: ^ 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.       :~^.......
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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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