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¨¨¨¨¨.«*&& ¨¨ FERRETS &&*«.¨¨¨¨¨
¨.«^***&&@ @&&***^«.¨
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¨.«^*&&@## 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. @&*««..¨¨¨
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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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