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