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