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##@¤%†\--¨ ¨--\†%¤@##
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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. ¨--\†%¤@##
#@¤%†\--¨¨ ¨¨--\†%¤@#
@¤%†\--¨¨¨ -------------- 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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