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