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,,~/^%§@@#                                          #@@§%^/~,,
,,,,,~^^§§                                          §§^^~,,,,,
,,~/^%§@##                                          ##@§%^/~,,
,,,,,,~/^§     ,, FERRETS                           §^/~,,,,,,
,,~/^%%§§#                                          #§§%%^/~,,
,,~~~~//%§ ,,,,,,~///^%%%§@@@####@@@§%%%^///~,,,,,, §%//~~~~,,
,,,,,,~^^§                                          §^^~,,,,,,
,,~/^%§@##  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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,,~/%§@###                                          ###@§%/~,,