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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.       §¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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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