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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 ::::::::::::::: ...:«†§@#¶
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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 :::::::::::::: ..:«†§@#¶#
¶#@§†«:... : : ...:«†§@#¶
#@§†«:.... : 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 ::::::::::::::: ..:«†§@#¶#
¶#@§†«:... : : ...:«†§@#¶
#@§†«:.... . 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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