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