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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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