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,&&,,,&&,&   ,            ==  ==          ,         ,&,,,,,,,&
&,&,,&,&&&               †††    †††                 &&,,,,,,&&
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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.  &,,&,&,,,&
,,,,,,,&,,                                          &,&&&&,,&,
,,,,,,&&,,    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.  &,,&&&,&&,
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&&&&&&&,&&  THEN WASH THE MINK IN RUNNING WATER OR  &&&,&,&&&,
,,,,,,&&,,          SNOW. AND YOU'RE DONE!          ,,&&&&,,&&
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