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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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