¨:=^*%#@@# #@@#%*^=:¨
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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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