¨§§§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§§¨§§
§¨¨§¨§§§§¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§§§¨¨¨§§                                          §§§§§§¨§§¨
§§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§§
¨§¨§§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
§§§¨§§¨§¨§     ¨¨ 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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§§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§§
¨§¨§§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
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