&&&¨¨&¨&¨¨ ¨¨¨&¨&¨&&¨
&¨¨&¨&&&&¨ ¨¨¨&&&&&¨&
¨&¨&&&¨¨¨& &¨¨&¨¨¨¨&&
&&&&¨¨&¨¨& ¨&¨&&¨¨¨&¨
&¨¨¨&¨&&¨& ¨&&&¨&¨¨&&
¨&¨¨&&&¨&& ¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨&¨&¨&&¨
&¨¨&¨&&&&¨ ¨¨¨&&&&&¨&
¨&¨&&&¨¨¨& &¨¨&¨¨¨¨&&
&&&&¨¨&¨¨& ¨&¨&&¨¨¨&¨
&¨¨¨&¨&&¨& ¨&&&¨&¨¨&&
¨&¨¨&&&¨&& &&¨¨&&&¨&¨