,,~:=@#### ####@=:~,,
,,,,,,~=## ##=~,,,,,,
,,~:::@@## ##@@:::~,,
,,~:=@#### ####@=:~,,
,,~:=@#### ####@=:~,,
,,,~~~=### ,, 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. ####@=:~,,
,,~:=@#### ####@=:~,,
,,~:=@@@@# #@@@@=:~,,
,,,,,,,:@# #@:,,,,,,,
,,~:=@#### ####@=:~,,
,,,~::===# #===::~,,,