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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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#@#§*†^~:.                                          .:~^†*§#@#
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