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¨¨¨¨¨#¨##¨                                          ¨¨#¨#¨#¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨###¨#                                          ¨¨######¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨##     ¨¨ FERRETS                           ¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨#¨
¨¨¨¨¨##¨#¨                                          #¨##¨¨¨¨##
#¨¨¨¨#¨### ¨¨¨,,,~///%§§§#@@@####@@@#§§§%///~,,,¨¨¨ ###¨#¨¨¨#¨
##¨¨¨###¨¨                                          #¨¨###¨¨##
¨¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨  YOU SEE SOMETHING MOVE IN THE CORNER OF ##¨#¨¨#¨#¨
¨¨##¨##¨##    YOUR EYE - PROBABLY ONE OF THESE.     #¨###¨####
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#####¨##¨#             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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