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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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