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