¨¨#¨##¨¨#¨                                          #¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨##¨¨#¨##¨                                          #¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
#¨#¨##¨¨#¨                                          #¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
#¨#¨¨#¨##¨                                          #¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#
#¨#¨##¨¨#¨                                          #¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨
#¨#¨¨#¨##¨     ¨¨ 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.      #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
#¨#¨¨#¨##¨                                          #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
#¨#¨##¨¨#¨                                          #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
#¨#¨¨#¨##¨                                          #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
#¨#¨##¨¨#¨                                          #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
#¨#¨¨#¨##¨                                          #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨