:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     ¨¨ 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.      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~
†~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~†
$†~:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~†$