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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.       §=«^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«=                                          =«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^« ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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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