.....^-=^¤ ¤^=-^.....
....^-=^¤& &¤^=-^....
...^-=^¤&@ @&¤^=-^...
..^-=^¤&@# #@&¤^=-^..
.^-=^¤&@## ##@&¤^=-^.
..^-=^¤&@# .. 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. @&¤^=-^...
..^-=^¤&@# #@&¤^=-^..
.^-=^¤&@## ##@&¤^=-^.
..^-=^¤&@# #@&¤^=-^..
...^-=^¤&@ @&¤^=-^...
....^-=^¤& &¤^=-^....