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