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