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,,,,,«$$#¶ ¶#$$«,,,,,
,,,~««::@¶ ,, FERRETS ¶@::««~,,,
,~«:$@#¶@@ @@¶#@$:«~,
,~«:$#¶@## ,,,~~~«:::$@@@#¶¶¶@##@¶¶¶#@@@$:::«~~~,,, ##@¶#$:«~,
,~:$@#¶@## ##@¶#@$:~,
,~«:$@#¶@@ YOU SEE SOMETHING MOVE IN THE CORNER OF @@¶#@$:«~,
,~«:$@#¶@# YOUR EYE - PROBABLY ONE OF THESE. #@¶#@$:«~,
,~«:$@#¶@# #@¶#@$:«~,
,~«:$@#¶@# BACKBONE ANIMALS. #@¶#@$:«~,
,~«:$@###¶ CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED. ¶###@$:«~,
,~«:$@@##@ COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS. @##@@$:«~,
,~«:$@##¶¶ ¶¶##@$:«~,
,,,,,«$$#@ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE MINK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @#$$«,,,,,
,~«:$@#¶@# ~ ~ #@¶#@$:«~,
,~«:$@#¶@# ~ MINKS, ALSO CALLED THE SNOW FERRETS, ~ #@¶#@$:«~,
,~«:$@#@## , MAKE UP THE "WANDERING FOOD SUPPLY" , ##@#@$:«~,
,,,,,«$##@ , USED BY THE SHAMANS AND UNDERLINGS , @##$«,,,,,
,,,,,,~:@# 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 ¶#@:::~,,,
,,,,««$$@# WAS SAID TO CONTROL. THIS CONNECTION #@$$««,,,,
,~«:$@#¶@# MIGHT EXPLAIN WHY MANY DENIZENS HAVE #@¶#@$:«~,
,,,,,,«$@¶ THIS AS THEIR MAIN "PET" GOD. ¶@$«,,,,,,
,,,~~:$#¶¶ ¶¶#$:~~,,,
,~«:$@#¶@# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE ERMINE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #@¶#@$:«~,
,,,,,,«:@# ~ ~ #@:«,,,,,,
,,~««:::@¶ ~ THE LUSHER ONE IN THE FAMILY IS THE ~ ¶@:::««~,,
,~«:$@#¶@# , ERMINE. USED AS BEDWARMERS, OR , #@¶#@$:«~,
,,,,~«:@#¶ , HARVESTED FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL FUR, , ¶#@:«~,,,,
,,,,,~«:@¶ THE WHITE COAT, VERY PRETTY, ¶@:«~,,,,,
,~«:$@#¶@# ALTHOUGH RARE. #@¶#@$:«~,
,~«:$@#¶## ##¶#@$:«~,
,,,,,«::$# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE MEWN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #$::«,,,,,
,~«:$@#¶¶¶ ~ ~ ¶¶¶#@$:«~,
,~«:$@#¶@# , ONE OF THE MOST NOTABLE IN KIRUGU , #@¶#@$:«~,
,,,,~~«$#¶ , LORE, THE OTTER FERRET? IT GOES IN , ¶#$«~~,,,,
,~«:$@#¶¶@ RIVERS. THERE ARE A LOT OF FERRETS, @¶¶#@$:«~,
,~«:$@#¶@# BUT FOR SOME REASON, THIS OTTER ONE #@¶#@$:«~,
,,,,,,,«$# IS HARDLY EVER SEEN. IT MIGHT BE #$«,,,,,,,
,~«::$$$#@ THAT IT IS UNBOUND...? @#$$$::«~,
,~«:$@#@## LOCALS USE IT FOR SPORT FISHING. ##@#@$:«~,
,~«:$@#¶@# #@¶#@$:«~,
,~~~««$@@# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE HUSKY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #@@$««~~~,
,,,,,~:@@# ~ ~ #@@:~,,,,,
,~«:$@#¶@# , THE HUSKY MAY SEEM LIKE A DOG, BUT , #@¶#@$:«~,
,~«:$@#¶@# , IT IS ACTUALLY A KIND OF FERRET. , #@¶#@$:«~,
,,,,,,«:@# 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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