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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. ##@¤$$\«,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨«$¤ COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS. ¤$«¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,«\$$¤@## ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE MINK ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ##@¤$$\«,¨
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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. ##@¤$$\«,¨
¨,«\$$¤@## ##@¤$$\«,¨
¨,«\$$¤@## ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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, #¤$$$«¨¨¨¨
¨,«\$$¤@## ALTHOUGH RARE. ##@¤$$\«,¨
¨,«\$$¤@## ##@¤$$\«,¨
¨,«\$$¤@@@ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE MEWN ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, @@@¤$$\«,¨
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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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ##@¤$$\«,¨
¨,«\$$¤@## , , ##@¤$$\«,¨
¨¨¨¨¨«$$¤¤ ¨ THE HUSKY MAY SEEM LIKE A DOG, BUT ¨ ¤¤$$«¨¨¨¨¨
¨,«\$$¤¤¤¤ ¨ 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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