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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 --------------- ####$%:«-,
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,,,-«:%$## - 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 -------------- ###$%:«-,,
,-«:%$#### -                                      - ####$%:«-,
,,-«:%$### - 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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