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