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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.       §§%%~~,,¨¨
¨,~;%$§#@#                                          #@#§$%;~,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~;$# ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE MINK ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, #$;~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,~;%$§#@# ,                                      , #@#§$%;~,¨
¨,~;%$§#@# , MINKS, ALSO CALLED THE SNOW FERRETS, , #@#§$%;~,¨
¨,~;%$§#@# ¨ MAKE UP THE "WANDERING FOOD SUPPLY"  ¨ #@#§$%;~,¨
¨,~;%$§#@@ ¨ USED BY THE SHAMANS AND UNDERLINGS   ¨ @@#§$%;~,¨
¨¨¨¨,~%%$#   OF KIRUGU VARGIR. WHEN CALLED UPON,    #$%%~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,~;$$$§   THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES, AND CAN BE    §$$$;~,¨¨¨
¨~;%$§#@##   CAUGHT.                                ##@#§$%;~¨
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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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¨¨¨¨¨,;$§# ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE ERMINE ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, #§$;,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,~;%$§#@# ¨ ERMINE. USED AS BEDWARMERS, OR       ¨ #@#§$%;~,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,~%§ ¨ 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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