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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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,,~«†%$@## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE MINK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ##@$%†«~,,
,,,~«†%$@# ~                                      ~ #@$%†«~,,,
,,,,~«†%$@ ~ MINKS, ALSO CALLED THE SNOW FERRETS, ~ @$%†«~,,,,
,,,,,~«†%$ , 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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