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##@#%$:~,.                                          .,~:$%#@##
##@#%$:~,.                                          .,~:$%#@##
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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.                                .....,~:%@
##@#%$:~,.                                          .,~:$%#@##
##@#%$:~,. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The Marten ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, .,~:$%#@##
##@#%$:~,. ,                                      , .,~:$%#@##
##@#%$:~,. , The Marten Is The Sneakier One Here, , .,~:$%#@##
###%:,.... . 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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###@#%$:~.                                          .~:$%#@###