###&&^*~-¨ ¨-~*^&##
#&&^~~~~-¨ ¨-~~~~^&
#&^^**~¨¨¨ ¨¨¨~**^^
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&&&*----¨¨ ¨¨----*&&&
&&^^^**~-¨ ¨¨ 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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&&***~--¨¨ ¨¨--~***&&
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