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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. @@@¨@@@¨¨@
¨@@@¨@@¨@¨ ¨¨@@¨¨@¨@¨
@¨¨@@¨@@@@ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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