¨#¨¨¨##¨##                                          ¨¨##¨####¨
##¨¨#¨##¨¨                                          ¨#¨##¨¨¨#¨
¨#¨###¨#¨#                                          ###¨#¨¨###
###¨¨####¨                                          ¨¨###¨#¨¨#
¨¨#¨#¨¨¨#¨                                          ¨#¨¨###¨#¨
¨####¨¨###     ¨¨ 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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¨¨#¨#¨¨¨#¨                                          ¨#¨¨###¨#¨
¨####¨¨###                                          ##¨#¨¨###¨