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