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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,   ¨¨.~\$*&@#
##@&*$\~.¨             A RAY OF STINGS.             ¨.~\$*&@##
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@&*$\~.¨¨¨    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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