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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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