¨@¨@@¨@@@¨ @¨@¨¨@¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨@@¨@¨@@ ¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨¨
¨¨¨@@¨¨¨@@ ¨¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨
¨¨¨@@@¨¨@¨ @¨¨¨¨@¨¨@¨
¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨ ¨@¨¨¨¨@¨¨@
@¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨ ¨¨ 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. ¨¨@¨¨@¨¨¨@
¨@@@¨¨@¨@@ ¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨¨
¨@¨@@¨¨¨@@ ¨¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨
¨¨¨@@@¨¨@¨ @¨¨¨¨@¨¨@¨
¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨ ¨@¨¨¨¨@¨¨@
@¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨ ¨¨@¨¨¨¨@¨¨