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