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£@¤$:~.¨¨¨      ¤ the water crawls toward us, ¤     ¨¨¨.~:$¤@£
#£@¤$:~.¨¨     ¤         serpentine.         ¤      ¨¨.~:$¤@£#
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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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