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