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