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