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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.  :~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~:=                                          =:~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~:=*  THEN WASH THE MINK IN RUNNING WATER OR  *=:~,,,,,,
,,,,,~:=*¤          SNOW. AND YOU'RE DONE!          ¤*=:~,,,,,
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