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