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,,,~^=§##@     ,, FERRETS                           @##§=^~,,,
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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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, #@##§=^~,,
,,,~^=§##@ ,                                      , @##§=^~,,,
,,,,~^=§## , 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.       @##§=^~,,,
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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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