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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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ###¤%†*«,,
,,«*†%#### ,                                      , ####%†*«,,
,,«*†%¤¤¤¤ , 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.                         ###¤%†*«,,
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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 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ###¤%†*«,,
,,«†%¤#### ,                                      , ####¤%†«,,
,,«*††††%# , 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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