,,,^==†$&¶                                          ¶&$†==^,,,
,,^==†$&¶@                                          @¶&$†==^,,
,^==†$&¶@#                                          #@¶&$†==^,
,,^==†$&¶@                                          @¶&$†==^,,
,,,^==†$&¶                                          ¶&$†==^,,,
,,,,^==†$&     ,, FERRETS                           &$†==^,,,,
,,,,,^==†$                                          $†==^,,,,,
,,,,,,^==† ,,,^^^====†$$$&¶¶¶@##@¶¶¶&$$$†====^^^,,, †==^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^==                                          ==^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^= 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.      $†==^,,,,,
,,,,^==†$&                                          &$†==^,,,,
,,,^==†$&¶                                          ¶&$†==^,,,
,,^==†$&¶@                                          @¶&$†==^,,
,^==†$&¶@#                                          #@¶&$†==^,
,,^==†$&¶@                                          @¶&$†==^,,