,,,::»%¤## ##¤%»::,,,
,,::»»%@@¤ ¤@@%»»::,,
,:»†%@¤#@# #@#¤@%†»:,
,::::»†@¤¤ ¤¤@†»::::,
,,,,:»%¤¤# #¤¤%»:,,,,
,,,,,:»»%¤ ,, 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. #@#¤@%†»:,
,:»†%@¤#@# #@#¤@%†»:,
,:»†%@¤¤## ##¤¤@%†»:,
,,,:†%@@¤# #¤@@%†:,,,
,,,,,,»»%¤ ¤%»»,,,,,,
,,,,»†%¤¤# #¤¤%†»,,,,