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