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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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