@#§$%:~,¨¨                                          ¨¨,~:%$§#@
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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.      ¨¨¨¨,~:%$§
#§$%:~,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,~:%$§#
@#§$%:~,¨¨                                          ¨¨,~:%$§#@
#@#§$%:~,¨                                          ¨,~:%$§#@#
@#§$%:~,¨¨                                          ¨¨,~:%$§#@
#§$%:~,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,~:%$§#