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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     ¨¨ 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.       ¨¨¨^«;^&§#
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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.                                ¨¨¨¨¨¨^«;^
;«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«;
«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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.       ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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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