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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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