¨¨¨¨¨^=^†&                                          &†^=^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^=^†                                          †^=^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=^                                          ^=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=                                          =^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^                                          ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     ¨¨ 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.      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^                                          ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=                                          =^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨