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