,~»*=*@### ###@*=*»~,
,~»*=*@@#@ @#@@*=*»~,
,~»***=**# #**=***»~,
,~»*=*@#@@ @@#@*=*»~,
,~»*=*@#@@ @@#@*=*»~,
,,,~~***@@ ,, 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. #@#@*=*»~,
,,,~*=***# #***=*~,,,
,~»*=*@#@# #@#@*=*»~,
,~»*=*@#@@ @@#@*=*»~,
,~»*=*@#@# #@#@*=*»~,
,~»*=*@#@# #@#@*=*»~,