&¤*,...... ......,*¤&
&&&=*~.... ....~*=&&&
##@&¤=*~,. .,~*=¤&@##
&=**,,.... ....,,**=&
##@&¤=*~,. .,~*=¤&@##
##@&¤=*~,. .. 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. ....,,*¤¤@
##@&¤=*~,. .,~*=¤&@##
##@&¤=*~,. .,~*=¤&@##
&¤¤¤***~,. .,~***¤¤¤&
##@&¤=*~,. .,~*=¤&@##
###@&¤=*~, ,~*=¤&@###