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¨¨¨^-:†§#@ ¨¨ FERRETS @#§†:-^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-:†§# #§†:-^¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨^-:† †:-^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^-: 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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