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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.       §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§§                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨§ ............... 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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