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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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¨,«/$&#¶## ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE MARTEN ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ##¶#&$/«,¨
¨,«/$&#¶¶¶ ,                                      , ¶¶¶#&$/«,¨
¨,«/$&#### , THE MARTEN IS THE SNEAKIER ONE HERE, , ####&$/«,¨
¨¨¨¨,/&&&# ¨ 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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