¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†                                          †~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†%                                          %†~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,~†%&                                          &%†~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~†%&@                                          @&%†~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,~†%&@#                                          #@&%†~,¨¨¨
¨¨,~†%&@##     ¨¨ 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.      &%†~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~†%&@                                          @&%†~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,~†%&@#                                          #@&%†~,¨¨¨
¨¨,~†%&@##                                          ##@&%†~,¨¨
¨,~†%&@###                                          ###@&%†~,¨
¨¨,~†%&@##                                          ##@&%†~,¨¨