¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨§§§
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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.         §§§¨¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨§¨§§¨                     -                    ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§   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!          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨