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