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§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§     ¨¨ FERRETS                           ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
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§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ ¨¨¨~~~»†††%¤¤¤§¶¶¶@##@¶¶¶§¤¤¤%†††»~~~¨¨¨ ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§                                          ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ YOU SEE SOMETHING MOVE IN THE CORNER OF  ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§     YOUR EYE - PROBABLY ONE OF THESE.    ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
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§¨§¨§¨§§¨§            BACKBONE ANIMALS.             ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§         CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED.        ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§       COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS.       ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
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§¨§¨§¨§§¨§ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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.                                ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
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§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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.                         ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
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§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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.       ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
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§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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