.&..&..... ........&.
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&&&&...... ..&&&....&
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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. &&..&&...&
&&..&&.... &......&..
.......&&& ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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