,,,,--\†*¤ ¤*†\--,,,,
,,,,,--\†* *†\--,,,,,
,,,,,,--\† †\--,,,,,,
,,,,,,,--\ \--,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-- --,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- ,, 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. †\--,,,,,,
,,,,,--\†* *†\--,,,,,
,,,,--\†*¤ ¤*†\--,,,,
,,,--\†*¤£ £¤*†\--,,,
,,--\†*¤£@ @£¤*†\--,,
,--\†*¤£@# #@£¤*†\--,