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