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