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¶¤^~...... .. FERRETS ......~^¤¶
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##¶@¤%^=~. 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .~=^%¤@¶##
#¶¤%%=.... ~ ~ ....=%%¤¶#
@¤^=~~~~~. ~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .~=^%¤@¶##
#¶¤^==~... ~ ~ ...~==^¤¶#
@¤^~~..... . 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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