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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.          ##@§%*†~,.
.,~†*%§@##                                          ##@§%*†~,.
.,~†*%§@## ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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.       §%†,......
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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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