¨¨¨¨^~:%§@ @§%:~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~:%§@# #@§%:~^¨¨¨
¨¨^~:%§@## ##@§%:~^¨¨
¨^~:%§@### ###@§%:~^¨
¨¨^~:%§@## ##@§%:~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~:%§@# ¨¨ 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. @§%:~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~:%§ §%:~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~:%§@ @§%:~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~:%§@# #@§%:~^¨¨¨
¨¨^~:%§@## ##@§%:~^¨¨
¨^~:%§@### ###@§%:~^¨