...--/%%§@ @§%%/--...
..--/%%§@# #@§%%/--..
.--/%%§@## ##@§%%/--.
..--/%%§@# #@§%%/--..
...--/%%§@ @§%%/--...
....--/%%§ .. 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. ##@§%%/--.
..--/%%§@# #@§%%/--..
...--/%%§@ @§%%/--...
....--/%%§ §%%/--....
...--/%%§@ @§%%/--...
..--/%%§@# #@§%%/--..