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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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