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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. ¨¨¨¨:~/**@
**/~:¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨:~/**
*/~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~/*
**/~:¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨:~/**
@**/~:¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨:~/**@
#@**/~:¨¨¨ ¨¨¨:~/**@#