,,:::~††&@ @&††~:::,,
,:~†%&&@## ##@&&%†~:,
,:~†%%%&&& &&&%%%†~:,
,:~†%%%%&@ @&%%%%†~:,
,:~†%&&@## ##@&&%†~:,
,:~†%&&@## ,, 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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