.^~\†%&#@#                                          #@#&%†\~^.
......^\%#                                          #%\^......
.^~\†%&#@@                                          @@#&%†\~^.
.^~\†%&#@#                                          #@#&%†\~^.
.^~\†%&##@                                          @##&%†\~^.
.^~\†%&#@#     .. 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.      #@#&%†\~^.
.^~\†%&#@@                                          @@#&%†\~^.
.^~\†%&#@#                                          #@#&%†\~^.
.^~\†%&#@@                                          @@#&%†\~^.
.^^^\††&&#                                          #&&††\^^^.
.^~\†%&###                                          ###&%†\~^.