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¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§     ¨¨ 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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