,,,=†$%&@#                                          #@&%$†=,,,
,,,,=†$%&@                                          @&%$†=,,,,
,,,=†$%&@#                                          #@&%$†=,,,
,,=†$%&@##                                          ##@&%$†=,,
,,,=†$%&@#                                          #@&%$†=,,,
,,,,=†$%&@     ,, ferrets                           @&%$†=,,,,
,,,=†$%&@#                                          #@&%$†=,,,
,,=†$%&@## ,,,,,,=†††$%%%&¶¶¶@##@¶¶¶&%%%$†††=,,,,,, ##@&%$†=,,
,,,=†$%&@#                                          #@&%$†=,,,
,,,,=†$%&@ you see something move in the corner of  @&%$†=,,,,
,,,=†$%&@#     your eye - probably one of these.    #@&%$†=,,,
,,=†$%&@##                                          ##@&%$†=,,
,,,=†$%&@#             backbone animals.            #@&%$†=,,,
,,,,=†$%&@        cat-snakes, or so called.         @&%$†=,,,,
,,,=†$%&@#       comes in different flavours.       #@&%$†=,,,
,,=†$%&@##                                          ##@&%$†=,,
,,,=†$%&@# ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the mink ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, #@&%$†=,,,
,,,,=†$%&@ ,                                      , @&%$†=,,,,
,,,=†$%&@# , minks, also called the snow ferrets, , #@&%$†=,,,
,,=†$%&@## , make up the "wandering food supply"  , ##@&%$†=,,
,,,=†$%&@# , used by the shamans and underlings   , #@&%$†=,,,
,,,,=†$%&@   of kirugu vargir. when called upon,    @&%$†=,,,,
,,,=†$%&@#   they present themselves, and can be    #@&%$†=,,,
,,=†$%&@##   caught.                                ##@&%$†=,,
,,,=†$%&@#                                          #@&%$†=,,,
,,,,=†$%&@ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the marten ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, @&%$†=,,,,
,,,=†$%&@# ,                                      , #@&%$†=,,,
,,=†$%&@## , the marten is the sneakier one here, , ##@&%$†=,,
,,,=†$%&@# , often used for spying, or stealing.  , #@&%$†=,,,
,,,,=†$%&@ , in the older tales about vidmi,      , @&%$†=,,,,
,,,=†$%&@#   these are probs the ferrets that she   #@&%$†=,,,
,,=†$%&@##   was said to control. this connection   ##@&%$†=,,
,,,=†$%&@#   might explain why many denizens have   #@&%$†=,,,
,,,,=†$%&@   this as their main "pet" god.          @&%$†=,,,,
,,,=†$%&@#                                          #@&%$†=,,,
,,=†$%&@## ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the ermine ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ##@&%$†=,,
,,,=†$%&@# ,                                      , #@&%$†=,,,
,,,,=†$%&@ , the lusher one in the family is the  , @&%$†=,,,,
,,,=†$%&@# , ermine. used as bedwarmers, or       , #@&%$†=,,,
,,=†$%&@## , harvested for their beautiful fur,   , ##@&%$†=,,
,,,=†$%&@#   the white coat, very pretty,           #@&%$†=,,,
,,,,=†$%&@   although rare.                         @&%$†=,,,,
,,,=†$%&@#                                          #@&%$†=,,,
,,=†$%&@## ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the mewn ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ##@&%$†=,,
,,,=†$%&@# ,                                      , #@&%$†=,,,
,,,,=†$%&@ , one of the most notable in kirugu    , @&%$†=,,,,
,,,=†$%&@# , lore, the otter ferret? it goes in   , #@&%$†=,,,
,,=†$%&@##   rivers. there are a lot of ferrets,    ##@&%$†=,,
,,,=†$%&@#   but for some reason, this otter one    #@&%$†=,,,
,,,,=†$%&@   is hardly ever seen. it might be       @&%$†=,,,,
,,,=†$%&@#   that it is unbound...?                 #@&%$†=,,,
,,=†$%&@##   locals use it for sport fishing.       ##@&%$†=,,
,,,=†$%&@#                                          #@&%$†=,,,
,,,,=†$%&@ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the husky ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, @&%$†=,,,,
,,,=†$%&@# ,                                      , #@&%$†=,,,
,,=†$%&@## , the husky may seem like a dog, but   , ##@&%$†=,,
,,,=†$%&@# , it is actually a kind of ferret.     , #@&%$†=,,,
,,,,=†$%&@   this makes it the largest of the       @&%$†=,,,,
,,,=†$%&@#   phylum, and it's the most recently     #@&%$†=,,,
,,=†$%&@##   evolved as well, bred for use as a     ##@&%$†=,,
,,,=†$%&@#   predator. it's made more dangerous     #@&%$†=,,,
,,,,=†$%&@   by the fact that it's almost           @&%$†=,,,,
,,,=†$%&@#   completely unknown to biologists.      #@&%$†=,,,
,,=†$%&@##                                          ##@&%$†=,,
,,,=†$%&@#                                          #@&%$†=,,,
,,,,=†$%&@                                          @&%$†=,,,,
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