,-~^†@@#@# #@#@@†^~-,
,-~^†@@#@@ @@#@@†^~-,
,,,,,-^^†@ @†^^-,,,,,
,,,--~^^@# #@^^~--,,,
,,--^†††@@ @@†††^--,,
,-~^†@@##@ ,, 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. @†^~,,,,,,
,,,,-~†@#@ @#@†~-,,,,
,,,,,~†††@ @†††~,,,,,
,-~^†@@#@# #@#@@†^~-,
,,,,,~^@@@ @@@^~,,,,,
,-~^†@@#@@ @@#@@†^~-,