,,,,-~=†$§ §$†=~-,,,,
,,,,,-~=†$ $†=~-,,,,,
,,,,,,-~=† †=~-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-~= =~-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-~ ~-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- ,, 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 , $†=~-,,,,,
,,,,,,-~=† , it is actually a kind of ferret. , †=~-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-~= this makes it the largest of the =~-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-~ phylum, and it's the most recently ~-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- evolved as well, bred for use as a -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, predator. it's made more dangerous ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- by the fact that it's almost -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-~ completely unknown to biologists. ~-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-~= =~-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-~=† †=~-,,,,,,
,,,,,-~=†$ $†=~-,,,,,
,,,,-~=†$§ §$†=~-,,,,
,,,-~=†$§@ @§$†=~-,,,