-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~
†~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~†
*†~-¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~†*
%*†~-¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨-~†*%
&%*†~-¨¨¨¨ ¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨-~†*%&£
&%*†~-¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨-~†*%&
%*†~-¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨-~†*%
*†~-¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~†*
†~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~†
~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~