¨¨¨¨:«*†*&                                          &*†*«:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:«*†*                                          *†*«:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:«*†                                          †*«:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«*                                          *«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«                                          «:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:     ¨¨ 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.      «:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«*                                          *«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:«*†                                          †*«:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:«*†*                                          *†*«:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:«*†*&                                          &*†*«:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:«*†*&#                                          #&*†*«:¨¨¨