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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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¨@¨¨¨@@¨@¨ ¨@@¨@¨¨@¨¨