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.....:~;^& .. ferrets &^;~:.....
....:~;^&§ §&^;~:....
...:~;^&§# ...:::~;;;^&&&§###@##@###§&&&^;;;~:::... #§&^;~:...
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.:~;^&§### 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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