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