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