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