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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. ###§*^:~,.
.,~:::^§## ##§^:::~,.
.,~:^*§### ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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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