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¶§§§*$:=.¨                                          ¨.=:$*§§§¶
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#§$::..¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨..::$§#
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¶§§$:==..¨                                          ¨..==:$§§¶
¶§*:=¨¨¨¨¨      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  ¨¨¨.:::*§#
##¶§*$:=.¨  up over the ribcage, towards the head.  ¨.=:$*§¶##
§§**:==¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨==:**§§
##¶§*$:=.¨     next you can just stick your hand    ¨.=:$*§¶##
##¶§*$:=.¨   inside, grab and pull (hold the cut    ¨.=:$*§¶##
#¶¶§*$:=.¨   downard at this point) and it should   ¨.=:$*§¶¶#
¶*:=.¨¨¨¨¨  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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