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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. ¨¨^-†%&&@#
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&&%†-^¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-
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%†-^¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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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