##@£$*~.¨¨                                          ¨¨.~*$£@##
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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.      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
*~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~*
$*~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~*$
£$*~.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.~*$£