,,=:†&§#@#                                          #@#§&†:=,,
,=:†&§#@##                                          ##@#§&†:=,
,,=:†&§#@#                                          #@#§&†:=,,
,,,=:†&§#@                                          @#§&†:=,,,
,,,,=:†&§#                                          #§&†:=,,,,
,,,,,=:†&§     ,, 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.      #@#§&†:=,,
,,,=:†&§#@                                          @#§&†:=,,,
,,,,=:†&§#                                          #§&†:=,,,,
,,,,,=:†&§                                          §&†:=,,,,,
,,,,,,=:†&                                          &†:=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=:†                                          †:=,,,,,,,