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