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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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~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
\~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~\
†\~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~\†