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.:~^%@§¶##      @ the water crawls toward us, @     ##¶§@%^~:.
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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. §@^~~~~...
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.:~^^%@§¶#  then wash the mink in running water or  #¶§@%^^~:.
....~~^%§#          snow. and you're done!          #§%^~~....
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