&¨&¨&¨&&&¨ &¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&
&&&&&&¨¨&¨ &¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨ &¨¨¨¨¨&&¨&
¨¨¨¨&&&¨&¨ &¨¨¨¨&¨&&&
¨¨¨&¨¨&&&¨ &¨¨¨&&&¨¨&
¨¨&&¨&¨¨&¨ ¨¨ 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. ¨&&&&&&&¨¨
&&&&&&¨¨&¨ &¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨ &¨¨¨¨¨&&¨&
¨¨¨¨&&&¨&¨ &¨¨¨¨&¨&&&
¨¨¨&¨¨&&&¨ &¨¨¨&&&¨¨&
¨¨&&¨&¨¨&¨ &¨¨&¨¨&¨&&