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¨-«†§$#@##     ¨¨ FERRETS                           ##@#$§†«-¨
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¨-«†§$$$## ¨¨¨---«†††§$$$#@@@@##@@@@#$$$§†††«---¨¨¨ ##$$$§†«-¨
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¨-«†§§$##@  YOU SEE SOMETHING MOVE IN THE CORNER OF @##$§§†«-¨
¨-«†§$#@@#     YOUR EYE - PROBABLY ONE OF THESE.    #@@#$§†«-¨
¨-«†§$#@@@                                          @@@#$§†«-¨
¨¨¨¨-««§$#             BACKBONE ANIMALS.            #$§««-¨¨¨¨
¨-«†§$#@@#        CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED.         #@@#$§†«-¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨«†$#       COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS.       #$†«¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨--†§§§#@                                          @#§§§†--¨¨
¨-«†§$#@## --------------- THE MINK --------------- ##@#$§†«-¨
¨-«†§$#@@# -                                      - #@@#$§†«-¨
¨-«†§$#@@# - MINKS, ALSO CALLED THE SNOW FERRETS, - #@@#$§†«-¨
¨¨¨¨-«§§§# ¨ 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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