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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.     #£*†=~:...
..:~=†*£##                                          ##£*†=~:..
.:~=†*£###             Backbone Animals.            ###£*†=~:.
..:~=†*£##        Cat-Snakes, Or So Called.         ##£*†=~:..
...:~=†*£#       Comes In Different Flavours.       #£*†=~:...
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.....:~=†* ::::::::::::::: The Mink ::::::::::::::: *†=~:.....
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.......:~= : 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 :::::::::::::: †=~:......
.....:~=†* :                                      : *†=~:.....
....:~=†*£ : 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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