,,,.=††&&¶ ¶&&††=.,,,
,.~=†&¶@## ##@¶&†=~.,
,.~=†%&¶@@ @@¶&%†=~.,
,,,~~†%&&@ @&&%†~~,,,
,.~=†%&¶¶¶ ¶¶¶&%†=~.,
,.~=†%&¶¶¶ ,, 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. @¶&%%†=~.,
,~=†%&¶@## ##@¶&%†=~,
,.~=†%&¶@# #@¶&%†=~.,
,,,.~=†%%& &%%†=~.,,,
,.~=†%&&¶¶ ¶¶&&%†=~.,
,.~=†%&¶@# #@¶&%†=~.,