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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. ¶&=~,,,,,,
,~;=@&¶### ###¶&@=;~,
,,,,,,~;@¶ THEN WASH THE MINK IN RUNNING WATER OR ¶@;~,,,,,,
,,~;=&¶### SNOW. AND YOU'RE DONE! ###¶&=;~,,
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