&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨& &¨&&&¨¨¨&&
&&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ &¨&¨&&¨¨&¨
&&&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ &¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨
&¨&&¨¨¨¨¨¨ &&¨¨&¨&&¨¨
¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨ ¨&&¨¨¨&&&¨
¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨ ¨¨ 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. ¨¨&&&¨¨¨&&
&&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨&¨&&¨¨&¨
&&&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ &¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨
&¨&&¨¨¨¨¨¨ &&¨¨&¨&&¨¨
¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨ ¨&&¨¨¨&&&¨
¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨ ¨&&&¨¨&¨&&