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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.             ,,&&&&&&,,
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,,,,,,,,,,    A BIT LATER SHE SUMMONS A MINK AND    ,,,,&&,,&&
,&&&&&&&&,          SHOWS US HOW TO GUT IT.         ,&&,,,,,,,
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,,,&&&&,,&                    ~                     ,&&,,&&&&,
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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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