¨@¨¨@¨¨@@¨ @¨¨¨¨@@¨@¨
¨@@¨@@¨@¨@ ¨@¨¨¨@¨@@@
@@¨@@¨@@@@ ¨@@¨¨@@@¨¨
@¨@@¨@@¨¨¨ ¨@¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@@@¨@@¨@¨¨ @@@@@@@¨@@
¨¨¨@@¨@@@¨ ¨¨ 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. ¨@@@@¨¨@¨@
¨@@¨@@¨@¨@ ¨@¨¨¨@¨@@@
@@¨@@¨@@@@ ¨@@¨¨@@@¨¨
@¨@@¨@@¨¨¨ ¨@¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@@@¨@@¨@¨¨ @@@@@@@¨@@
¨¨¨@@¨@@@¨ @¨¨¨¨¨¨@@¨