,,,^^^^@## ##@^^^^,,,
,,,,^^^%@@ @@%^^^,,,,
,^»^%@@### ###@@%^»^,
,,,,^^^^%@ @%^^^^,,,,
,^»^%@@### ###@@%^»^,
,^»^%@@### ,, 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. @%^^»,,,,,
,^»^%@#### ####@%^»^,
,^»^%@@### ###@@%^»^,
,,,,,»»%@# #@%»»,,,,,
,,,^^^^^@# #@^^^^^,,,
,^»^%@@### ###@@%^»^,