##@@%†=-~. .~-=†%@@##
#@#@%†=-~. .~-=†%@#@#
###@%†=-~. .~-=†%@###
###@%†=-~. .~-=†%@###
###@%†=-~. .~-=†%@###
@@†=--.... .. 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. .......-†@
##%%††=-~. .~-=††%%##
#%†=-..... .....-=†%#
#@#@%†=-~. .~-=†%@#@#
#%==-..... .....-==%#
##@@%†=-~. .~-=†%@@##