¨¨¨¨--†**§ §**†--¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨--†**§@ @§**†--¨¨¨
¨¨--†**§@# #@§**†--¨¨
¨--†**§@## ##@§**†--¨
¨¨--†**§@# #@§**†--¨¨
¨¨¨--†**§@ ¨¨ 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. #@§**†--¨¨
¨--†**§@## ##@§**†--¨
¨¨--†**§@# #@§**†--¨¨
¨¨¨--†**§@ @§**†--¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨--†**§ §**†--¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨--†** **†--¨¨¨¨¨