##££==-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-==££##
###££==-^¨                                          ¨^-==££###
##££==-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-==££##
#££==-^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^-==££#
##££==-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-==££##
###££==-^¨           ¨         ¨                    ¨^-==££###
##££==-^¨¨                      ^               ¨   ¨¨^-==££##
#££==-^¨¨¨                    ^^                    ¨¨¨^-==££#
##££==-^¨¨                 ^  ^                     ¨¨^-==££##
###££==-^¨   ¨            --  --          ¨         ¨^-==££###
##££==-^¨¨               ===    ===                 ¨¨^-==££##
#££==-^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^-==££#
##££==-^¨¨     =-----------------------------=      ¨¨^-==££##
###££==-^¨     £ THE WATER CRAWLS TOWARD US, £      ¨^-==££###
##££==-^¨¨      £         SERPENTINE.         £     ¨¨^-==££##
#££==-^¨¨¨     =-----------------------------=      ¨¨¨^-==££#
##££==-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-==££##
###££==-^¨      IT'S A GIRL STINGRAY, GORGEOUS,     ¨^-==££###
##££==-^¨¨    COVERED IN WHAT'S LEFT OF HER PREY.   ¨¨^-==££##
#££==-^¨¨¨  SHE SMILES AT US, FLASHING HER TEETH,   ¨¨¨^-==££#
##££==-^¨¨             A RAY OF STINGS.             ¨¨^-==££##
###££==-^¨                                          ¨^-==££###
##££==-^¨¨    A BIT LATER SHE SUMMONS A MINK AND    ¨¨^-==££##
#££==-^¨¨¨         SHOWS US HOW TO GUT IT.          ¨¨¨^-==££#
##££==-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-==££##
###££==-^¨                    -                     ¨^-==££###
##££==-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-==££##
#££==-^¨¨¨  YOU HOLD IT FIRMLY IN ONE HAND, BELLY   ¨¨¨^-==££#
##££==-^¨¨  EXPOSED, AND WITH A DAGGER CUT THROUGH  ¨¨^-==££##
###££==-^¨   THE SKIN STARTING AT THE GUTS, MOVING  ¨^-==££###
##££==-^¨¨  UP OVER THE RIBCAGE, TOWARDS THE HEAD.  ¨¨^-==££##
#££==-^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^-==££#
##££==-^¨¨    NEXT YOU CAN JUST STICK YOUR HAND     ¨¨^-==££##
###££==-^¨    INSIDE, GRAB AND PULL (HOLD THE CUT   ¨^-==££###
##££==-^¨¨   DOWNARD AT THIS POINT) AND IT SHOULD   ¨¨^-==££##
#££==-^¨¨¨  ALL BE FALLING OUT. FOR STICKY ORGANS   ¨¨¨^-==££#
##££==-^¨¨  YOU MIGHT HAVE TO USE THE DAGGER AGAIN. ¨¨^-==££##
###££==-^¨                                          ¨^-==££###
##££==-^¨¨  THEN WASH THE MINK IN RUNNING WATER OR  ¨¨^-==££##
#££==-^¨¨¨          SNOW. AND YOU'RE DONE!          ¨¨¨^-==££#
##££==-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-==££##
###££==-^¨                                          ¨^-==££###
##££==-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-==££##
#££==-^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^-==££#
##££==-^¨¨                                          ¨¨^-==££##