#§$%~~~.¨¨                                          ¨¨.~~~%$§#
##@§$%;~.¨                                          ¨.~;%$§@##
@$;....¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨....;$@
##@§$%;~.¨                                          ¨.~;%$§@##
##@§$%;~.¨                                          ¨.~;%$§@##
§%;;.¨¨¨¨¨     ¨¨ 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       ¨.~;%§@###
##@§$%;~.¨   PHYLUM, AND IT'S THE MOST RECENTLY     ¨.~;%$§@##
§$;;;..¨¨¨   EVOLVED AS WELL, BRED FOR USE AS A     ¨¨¨..;;;$§
#@$$;;..¨¨   PREDATOR. IT'S MADE MORE DANGEROUS     ¨¨..;;$$@#
##@§$%;~.¨   BY THE FACT THAT IT'S ALMOST           ¨.~;%$§@##
§$$$;.¨¨¨¨   COMPLETELY UNKNOWN TO BIOLOGISTS.      ¨¨¨¨.;$$$§
###@§$%;~.                                          .~;%$§@###
§§%;..¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨..;%§§
#§$$;~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~;$$§#
##@§$%;~.¨                                          ¨.~;%$§@##
###@§$;~.¨                                          ¨.~;$§@###