¨:~:^$#### ####$^:~:¨ ¨:~:$##### #####$:~:¨ ¨¨¨:~:^$## ##$^:~:¨¨¨ ¨:~:^$#### ####$^:~:¨ ¨:~:^$#### ####$^:~:¨ ¨:~:^##### ¨¨ 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. ¨ ###^^^:~:¨ ¨¨¨¨::$$## THIS MAKES IT THE LARGEST OF THE ##$$::¨¨¨¨ ¨:~:^$$### PHYLUM, AND IT'S THE MOST RECENTLY ###$$^:~:¨ ¨:~:^$#### EVOLVED AS WELL, BRED FOR USE AS A ####$^:~:¨ ¨:~:^$#### PREDATOR. IT'S MADE MORE DANGEROUS ####$^:~:¨ ¨:~:^$#### BY THE FACT THAT IT'S ALMOST ####$^:~:¨ ¨:~:^$#### COMPLETELY UNKNOWN TO BIOLOGISTS. ####$^:~:¨ ¨:~:^$#### ####$^:~:¨ ¨¨¨:::^$## ##$^:::¨¨¨ ¨:~:^$#### ####$^:~:¨ ¨:~:^$#### ####$^:~:¨ ¨:~:^$#### ####$^:~:¨