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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. ¨^†*§@####
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##@§*†^¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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. ¨¨¨¨^†*§@#
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###@§*†^¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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. ¨¨^†*§@###
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#@§*†^¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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. ¨¨¨¨^†*§@#
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###@§*†^¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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. ¨¨^†*§@###
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#@§*†^¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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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