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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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