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.:~:%$@#@#     .. Ferrets                           #@#@$%:~:.
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.:~:%$@#@#  You See Something Move In The Corner Of #@#@$%:~:.
.:~:%$@#@#     Your Eye - Probably One Of These.    #@#@$%:~:.
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.....:~%@@            Backbone Animals.             @@%~:.....
.:~:%$@#@#        Cat-Snakes, Or So Called.         #@#@$%:~:.
...~::%@@#       Comes In Different Flavours.       #@@%::~...
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.:~:%$@#@# ::::::::::::::: The Mink ::::::::::::::: #@#@$%:~:.
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.:~:%$@#@# : Minks, Also Called The Snow Ferrets, : #@#@$%:~:.
.:~:%$@#@# . Make Up The "Wandering Food Supply"  . #@#@$%:~:.
.....~%$#@ . Used By The Shamans And Underlings   . @#$%~.....
.....:::%@   Of Kirugu vargir. When Called Upon,    @%:::.....
.....:::%@   They Present Themselves, And Can Be    @%:::.....
.:~:%$@#@#   Caught.                                #@#@$%:~:.
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.....:~:$@ :::::::::::::: The Marten :::::::::::::: @$:~:.....
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.:~:%$@##@ : The Marten Is The Sneakier One Here, : @##@$%:~:.
.:~:$@#@## . Often Used For Spying, Or Stealing.  . ##@#@$:~:.
.:~:%$@@## . In The Older Tales About Vidmi,      . ##@@$%:~:.
.:~:%$@#@#   These Are Probs The Ferrets That She   #@#@$%:~:.
.:~:%$@@@@   Was Said To Control. This Connection   @@@@$%:~:.
....::::$@   Might Explain Why Many Denizens Have   @$::::....
.:~:%$@#@#   This As Their Main "Pet" God.          #@#@$%:~:.
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.....~~%@@ :::::::::::::: The Ermine :::::::::::::: @@%~~.....
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....:::$@# : The Lusher One In The Family Is The  : #@$:::....
.:~:::%%@# . Ermine. Used As Bedwarmers, Or       . #@%%:::~:.
.:~:%$@#@# . Harvested For Their Beautiful Fur,   . #@#@$%:~:.
.:~:%$@#@#   The White Coat, Very Pretty,           #@#@$%:~:.
.:~:%$@#@#   Although Rare.                         #@#@$%:~:.
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..:~:::%$# ::::::::::::::: The Mewn ::::::::::::::: #$%:::~:..
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.:~:%$@@@@ . One Of The Most Notable In Kirugu    . @@@@$%:~:.
.:~:$@#@## . Lore, The Otter Ferret? It Goes In   . ##@#@$:~:.
.:~:%$@###   RiverS. There Are A Lot Of Ferrets,    ###@$%:~:.
.:::::%%@#   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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.:~:%%$$@@ ::::::::::::::: The Husky :::::::::::::: @@$$%%:~:.
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.:~:%$$@#@ . The Husky May Seem Like A Dog, But   . @#@$$%:~:.
.:~:%$@##@ . It Is Actually A Kind Of Ferret.     . @##@$%:~:.
.:~:%$@#@#   This Makes It The Largest Of The       #@#@$%:~:.
.:~:%$@@@@   Phylum, And It'S The Most Recently     @@@@$%:~:.
...::~:$#@   Evolved As Well, Bred For Use As A     @#$:~::...
.:~:%$@#@#   Predator. It'S Made More Dangerous     #@#@$%:~:.
.:~:%$#@##   By The Fact That It'S Almost           ##@#$%:~:.
....:~%@@@   Completely Unknown To BiologistS.      @@@%~:....
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