$†=^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^=†$
†=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=†
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^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     ¨¨ FERRETS                           ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=
†=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨^^^=†††$%%%¤@@@####@@@¤%%%$†††=^^^¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=†
$†=^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^=†$
%$†=^¨¨¨¨¨ YOU SEE SOMETHING MOVE IN THE CORNER OF  ¨¨¨¨¨^=†$%
¤%$†=^¨¨¨¨    YOUR EYE - PROBABLY ONE OF THESE.     ¨¨¨¨^=†$%¤
@¤%$†=^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^=†$%¤@
#@¤%$†=^¨¨            BACKBONE ANIMALS.             ¨¨^=†$%¤@#
##@¤%$†=^¨        CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED.         ¨^=†$%¤@##
#@¤%$†=^¨¨       COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS.       ¨¨^=†$%¤@#
@¤%$†=^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^=†$%¤@
¤%$†=^¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THE MINK ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨¨¨^=†$%¤
%$†=^¨¨¨¨¨ ^                                      ^ ¨¨¨¨¨^=†$%
$†=^¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^ MINKS, ALSO CALLED THE SNOW FERRETS, ^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨^=†$
†=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ 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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##@¤%$†=^¨                                          ¨^=†$%¤@##