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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.       *†^«,,,,,,
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,,,,«^†*¤# ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ¤*†^«,,,,,
,,,,«^†*¤# ,                                      , #¤*†^«,,,,
,,,«^†*¤## , 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.          †^«,,,,,,,
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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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