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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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##@*^†~:.. ..:~†^*@##
#@*^†~:... ...:~†^*@#
@*^†~:.... ....:~†^*@