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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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¨¨##¨¨#¨¨# ##¨¨##¨¨##
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