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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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, @&=:~,....
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..,~:=&@¶# , 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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