¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨ 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. ¶#%^/~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~/^%#¶@ @¶#%^/~.¨¨
¨.~/^%#¶@# #@¶#%^/~.¨
¨¨.~/^%#¶@ @¶#%^/~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~/^%#¶ ¶#%^/~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~/^%# #%^/~.¨¨¨¨