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§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§     ¨¨ FERRETS                           ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
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§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§ ¨¨¨:::«///%§§§§@@@####@@@§§§§%///«:::¨¨¨ ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
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§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§  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.       ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
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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.          ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
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§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§ :::::::::::::: 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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