,,,,,†%@@@                                          @@@%†,,,,,
,,,,,,,†%@                                          @%†,,,,,,,
,,-†%@@@##                                          ##@@@%†-,,
,,-†%@@@@@                                          @@@@@%†-,,
,,,,,-†@@@                                          @@@†-,,,,,
,,-†%@@@@#     ,, 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.      @%---,,,,,
,,-†%%%@@@                                          @@@%%%†-,,
,,-†%@@@@#                                          #@@@@%†-,,
,,,,,-††%@                                          @%††-,,,,,
,,-†%@@@@#                                          #@@@@%†-,,
,,-†††%%@@                                          @@%%†††-,,