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