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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. ###&%^*=,¨
¨,=*^%&### ###&%^*=,¨
¨¨¨¨¨=^^&# ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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. ##&^=,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨,*^%## ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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. ####%^*=,¨
¨,=*^%&### ###&%^*=,¨
¨¨¨¨,**%%& ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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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