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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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