=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=
;=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=;
†;=^¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨^=;†
*†;=^¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨^=;†*