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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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