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