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