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##@#%§^~~¨   ¨            ~~  ~~          ¨         ¨~~^§%#@##
##@#%§^~~¨               ^^^    ^^^                 ¨~~^§%#@##
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###§~¨¨¨¨¨     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^      ¨¨¨¨¨~§###
##@#%§^~~¨     % 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.         ¨~~^§%#@@@
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#@%%§^^~~¨   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.  ¨~~^§%#@##
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##@#%§^~~¨     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.  ¨~^§%#@###
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##@#%§^~~¨  THEN WASH THE MINK IN RUNNING WATER OR  ¨~~^§%#@##
##@#%§^~~¨          SNOW. AND YOU'RE DONE!          ¨~~^§%#@##
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