#####¨¨¨#¨ ##¨¨¨#¨##¨
#¨¨¨¨#¨¨## ¨¨#¨¨###¨#
¨#¨¨¨##¨#¨ ¨¨##¨#¨¨##
###¨¨#¨### #¨#¨###¨#¨
#¨¨#¨###¨¨ ¨####¨¨###
¨#¨###¨¨#¨ ¨¨ 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. ¨¨###¨#¨¨#
#¨¨¨¨#¨¨## ¨¨#¨¨###¨#
¨#¨¨¨##¨#¨ ¨¨##¨#¨¨##
###¨¨#¨### #¨#¨###¨#¨
#¨¨#¨###¨¨ ¨####¨¨###
¨#¨###¨¨#¨ ##¨¨¨#¨#¨¨