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