,,»*=$¤@## ##@¤$=*»,,
,,,,,,**$@ @$**,,,,,,
,,»*===$@@ @@$===*»,,
,,»*=$¤@## ##@¤$=*»,,
,,,,,*$$$@ @$$$*,,,,,
,,»*=$@### ,, FERRETS ###@$=*»,,
,,»*=$¤@## ##@¤$=*»,,
,,»*=$¤@## ,,,,,,»***=$$$¤@@@####@@@¤$$$=***»,,,,,, ##@¤$=*»,,
,,»*=$¤@## ##@¤$=*»,,
,,,,,»=$$@ YOU SEE SOMETHING MOVE IN THE CORNER OF @$$=»,,,,,
,,»*=$¤¤¤¤ YOUR EYE - PROBABLY ONE OF THESE. ¤¤¤¤$=*»,,
,,»*=$¤@@# #@@¤$=*»,,
,,,,,*=$$¤ BACKBONE ANIMALS. ¤$$=*,,,,,
,,»*=$¤@## CAT-SNAKES, OR SO CALLED. ##@¤$=*»,,
,,»**=$$¤# COMES IN DIFFERENT FLAVOURS. #¤$$=**»,,
,,»*=¤@### ###@¤=*»,,
,,»*=$$$¤¤ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE MINK ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ¤¤$$$=*»,,
,,,,,,*=¤@ , , @¤=*,,,,,,
,,»*=$$$¤@ , MINKS, ALSO CALLED THE SNOW FERRETS, , @¤$$$=*»,,
,,,,,,*$¤# , MAKE UP THE "WANDERING FOOD SUPPLY" , #¤$*,,,,,,
,,»*=$¤@## , USED BY THE SHAMANS AND UNDERLINGS , ##@¤$=*»,,
,,»*=$¤@@@ OF KIRUGU VARGIR. WHEN CALLED UPON, @@@¤$=*»,,
,,»*=$¤@## THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES, AND CAN BE ##@¤$=*»,,
,,»*=$¤¤¤@ CAUGHT. @¤¤¤$=*»,,
,,»*=$¤¤@# #@¤¤$=*»,,
,,,,,»=$¤@ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE MARTEN ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, @¤$=»,,,,,
,,»*=$¤@## , , ##@¤$=*»,,
,,»*=$¤@## , THE MARTEN IS THE SNEAKIER ONE HERE, , ##@¤$=*»,,
,,»*=$¤### , OFTEN USED FOR SPYING, OR STEALING. , ###¤$=*»,,
,,,,,»=$@@ , IN THE OLDER TALES ABOUT VIDMI, , @@$=»,,,,,
,,»*=$¤@## THESE ARE PROBS THE FERRETS THAT SHE ##@¤$=*»,,
,,»*=$¤@## WAS SAID TO CONTROL. THIS CONNECTION ##@¤$=*»,,
,,,,*==$$@ MIGHT EXPLAIN WHY MANY DENIZENS HAVE @$$==*,,,,
,,,,,»*$¤@ THIS AS THEIR MAIN "PET" GOD. @¤$*»,,,,,
,,»*=$¤@## ##@¤$=*»,,
,,»*=$¤@@# ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, THE ERMINE ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, #@@¤$=*»,,
,,,,,,,»=¤ , , ¤=»,,,,,,,
,,»*=$¤@## , THE LUSHER ONE IN THE FAMILY IS THE , ##@¤$=*»,,
,,»*=$@### , ERMINE. USED AS BEDWARMERS, OR , ###@$=*»,,
,,,,,,»=¤# , 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 @¤¤==*,,,,
,,»*=$¤@## COMPLETELY UNKNOWN TO BIOLOGISTS. ##@¤$=*»,,
,,»*=$¤@@# #@@¤$=*»,,
,,»*=$¤@## ##@¤$=*»,,
,,,,,,*=$¤ ¤$=*,,,,,,
,,,,,»=$¤@ @¤$=»,,,,,
,,»*=$¤@## ##@¤$=*»,,