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#@&$^\«^.. ..^«\^$&@#
@&$^\«^... ...^«\^$&@
&$^\«^.... ....^«\^$&
@&$^\«^... .. ferrets ...^«\^$&@
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##@&$^\«^. ...^^^«\\\^$$$&@@@####@@@&$$$^\\\«^^^... .^«\^$&@##
#@&$^\«^.. ..^«\^$&@#
@&$^\«^... 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. ..^«\^$&@#
@&$^\«^... ...^«\^$&@
&$^\«^.... ....^«\^$&
@&$^\«^... ...^«\^$&@
#@&$^\«^.. ..^«\^$&@#
##@&$^\«^. .^«\^$&@##