##%^=-.... ....-=^%##
#%^=-..... .....-=^%#
##%^=-.... ....-=^%##
###%^=-... ...-=^%###
####%^=-.. ..-=^%####
#####%^=-. .. 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. ..-=^%####
###%^=-... ...-=^%###
##%^=-.... ....-=^%##
#%^=-..... .....-=^%#
##%^=-.... ....-=^%##
###%^=-... ...-=^%###