&§^=...... ......=^§&
&&$^^^^=^. .^=^^^^$&&
&&$^^..... .....^^$&&
#$§^^^.... ....^^^§$#
#$^^^=^^.. ..^^=^^^$#
@&§^^^^^^. .. 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 .^^=^§§§&@
#@#&$§^=^. predator. it's made more dangerous .^=^§$@#
@&$^^..... by the fact that it's almost .....^^$&@
&&&$$§^=^. completely unknown to biologists. .^=^§$$&&&
#$§^^^.... ....^^^§$#
#@#&$§^=^. .^=^§$@#
###&$§^=^. .^=^§$##
#@#&$§^=^. .^=^§$@#
&§§§§=^... ...^=§§§§&