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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.     §§¨§§¨§§¨§
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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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