##@§$%=»^. .^»=%$§@##
##@§$%=»^. .^»=%$§@##
@§%=»^.... ....^»=%§@
##@§$%=»^. .^»=%$§@##
#@§§$%=»^. .^»=%$§§@#
@$=^...... .. ferrets ......^=$@
§%=»...... ......»=%§
§%==^..... ...^^^»===%$$$§@@@####@@@§$$$%===»^^^... .....^==%§
§%»»^..... .....^»»%§
§§%»...... 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 .^»»»»%§§#
§$$%%».... by the fact that it's almost ....»%%$$§
##@§$%=»^. completely unknown to biologists. .^»=%$§@##
##@§$%=»^. .^»=%$§@##
##@§$%=»^. .^»=%$§@##
§$%»^..... .....^»%$§
§%=»»»^^.. ..^^»»»=%§
##@§$%=»^. .^»=%$§@##