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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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