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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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