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¨#¨##¨#¨#¨                                          #¨#¨¨#¨¨¨#
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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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¨#¨#¨¨¨#¨#                                          ¨#¨#####¨¨
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