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