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