@#@*~,,,,, ,,,,,~*@#@
#*****~,,, ,,,~*****#
###@#**=~, ,~=**#@###
#*****~,,, ,,,~*****#
##@#@**=~, ,~=**@#@##
##@#@**=~, ,, 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. ,~=**@#@##
#*==~,,,,, ,,,,,~==*#
##@@@**=~, ,~=**@@@##
#@@#@**=~, ,~=**@#@@#
##@#@**=~, ,~=**@#@##
#@#@***=~, ,~=***@#@#