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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. &¨¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&&¨&¨ &¨&&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨¨&¨&¨ &¨¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&&¨&¨ &¨&&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨¨&¨&¨ &¨¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&&¨&¨ &¨&&¨&¨&¨&