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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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