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