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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. ¨.»*^@#¶@@
¶@**.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.**@¶
#@¶#@^*».¨ ............... 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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