¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§§¨§§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§§¨§§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§§¨§§¨§     ¨¨ 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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¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§§¨§§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§§