¨¨¨¨¨^^: #&:^^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^^:&& &&:^^¨¨¨¨¨
¨^=:=&&@ @#&&&=:=^¨
¨^=:=&## ###&&=:=^¨
¨¨¨¨¨==&&& &&&==¨¨¨¨¨
¨^=:=&@# ¨¨ 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. #@#&&=:=^¨
¨¨¨==:&&&@ @&&&:==¨¨¨
¨^=:=&&&&& &&&&&=:=^¨
¨^=:=&&@ @#&&&=:=^¨
¨^=:=&@# #@#&&=:=^¨
¨^=:=&## ###&&=:=^¨