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....,=†^¤&                                          &¤^†=,....
.....,=†^¤     .. FERRETS                           ¤^†=,.....
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.......,=† ...,,,=†††^¤¤¤&@@@####@@@&¤¤¤^†††=,,,... †=,.......
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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.          ¤^†=,.....
....,=†^¤&                                          &¤^†=,....
...,=†^¤&# ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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.                         ¤^†=,.....
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.......,=† ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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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