.~«;%§¶@##                                          ##@¶§%;«~.
..~«;%§¶@#                                          #@¶§%;«~..
...~«;%§¶@                                          @¶§%;«~...
..~«;%§¶@#                                          #@¶§%;«~..
.~«;%§¶@##                                          ##@¶§%;«~.
..~«;%§¶@#     .. 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.      @¶§%;«~...
..~«;%§¶@#                                          #@¶§%;«~..
.~«;%§¶@##                                          ##@¶§%;«~.
..~«;%§¶@#                                          #@¶§%;«~..
...~«;%§¶@                                          @¶§%;«~...
..~«;%§¶@#                                          #@¶§%;«~..