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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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