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#@#§%*^«,¨     %         serpentine.         %      ¨,«^*%§#@#
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§*^^,¨¨¨¨¨     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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