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