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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.      ¨¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
#¨##¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨##¨#¨#¨#¨
#¨¨#¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨¨#¨#¨#¨#¨
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#¨##¨#¨#¨#                                          ¨##¨#¨#¨#¨