¨^=:†%#### ####%†:=^¨
¨¨^=:†%### ###%†:=^¨¨
¨¨¨^=:†%## ##%†:=^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^=:†%# #%†:=^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^=:†% %†:=^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^=:†%# ¨¨ 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. ##%†:=^¨¨¨
¨¨^=:†%### ###%†:=^¨¨
¨^=:†%#### ####%†:=^¨
¨¨^=:†%### ###%†:=^¨¨
¨¨¨^=:†%## ##%†:=^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^=:†%# #%†:=^¨¨¨¨