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