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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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