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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«
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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 ............... ¨¨¨¨.«:†@#
@†:«.¨¨¨¨¨ . . ¨¨¨¨¨.«:†@
†:«.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ 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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