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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.       ¨¨,«=§%£##
#£%§=«,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,«=§%£#
£%§=«,¨¨¨¨ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
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§=«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ 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.          ¨,«=§%£###
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#£%§=«,¨¨¨ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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.                         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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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