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