,^=:*&§@## ##@§&*:=^,
,,,,^::&§§ §§&::^,,,,
,,^^^^:*§@ @§*:^^^^,,
,,,,==:*§§ §§*:==,,,,
,,,,,=:**§ §**:=,,,,,
,^=:*&§@## ,, 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. ##@§&*:=^,
,^=:*&§@## ##@§&*:=^,
,^=:*&§§§§ §§§§&*:=^,
,,,^^:*&§# #§&*:^^,,,
,^=:*&§@## ##@§&*:=^,
,^=:***&§§ §§&***:=^,