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.~~~~;%§§¶ ¶§§%;~~~~.
.~~;%§&@## ##@&§%;~~.
.~~;%§&@## ##@&§%;~~.
.~~;%§&¶@# #@¶&§%;~~.
.~~;%§&¶## . . ##¶&§%;~~.
...~~%§&&& ~ . &&&§%~~...
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.~~;%%§&&¶ ~ ~ ¶&&§%%;~~.
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...~;%%&&& ;;; ;;; &&&%%;~...
.~~;§&¶@## ##@¶&§;~~.
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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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.~~;%§&¶@# #@¶&§%;~~.