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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           $*†=~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~=†*   COMPLETELY UNKNOWN TO BIOLOGISTS.      *†=~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨~=†*$§                                          §$*†=~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~=†*$§@                                          @§$*†=~¨¨¨
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