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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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