¨§§¨§¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§
§§¨§§§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§§¨§§§
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§§                                          §¨¨¨§§§¨§¨
¨¨§§§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨§§§
§¨§¨¨¨§¨§§     ¨¨ 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.      ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§
§§¨§§§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§§¨§§§
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§§                                          §¨¨¨§§§¨§¨
¨¨§§§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨§§§
§¨§¨¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨§§¨§§¨§¨¨