,,.~=*$§@#                                          #@§$*=~.,,
,,,.~=*$§@                                          @§$*=~.,,,
,,,,.~=*$§                                          §$*=~.,,,,
,,,,,.~=*$                                          $*=~.,,,,,
,,,,,,.~=*                                          *=~.,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.~=     ,, 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     $*=~.,,,,,
,,,,,,.~=*   predator. it's made more dangerous     *=~.,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.~=   by the fact that it's almost           =~.,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,.~   completely unknown to biologists.      ~.,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.~=                                          =~.,,,,,,,
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,,,,.~=*$§                                          §$*=~.,,,,
,,,.~=*$§@                                          @§$*=~.,,,