....,~//&@ @&//~,....
....~~/§&¤ ¤&§/~~....
....,/§¤¤¤ ¤¤¤§/,....
....,/§§§¤ ¤§§§/,....
.,~/§&¤@## ##@¤&§/~,.
.,~/§&¤¤¤@ .. 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. ¤¤§§§/,...
..,~//§¤¤# #¤¤§//~,..
.,~/§&¤@## ##@¤&§/~,.
....~~§§&@ @&§§~~....
.,~/§§&&¤¤ ¤¤&&§§/~,.
.,~/§&¤@## ##@¤&§/~,.