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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.       $*^~,,,,,,
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,,,,~^*$£# ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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   $*^~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~^*   THIS AS THEIR MAIN "PET" GOD.          *^~,,,,,,,
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,,,,,~^*$£ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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.                         £$*^~,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~^* ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE MEWN ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, *^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~^*$ ,                                      , $*^~,,,,,,
,,,,,~^*$£ , 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.       £$*^~,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~^* ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE HUSKY ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, *^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~^*$ ,                                      , $*^~,,,,,,
,,,,,~^*$£ , 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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