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«^........     /«««««««««««««««««««««««««««««/      ........^«
^.........      % THE WATER CRAWLS TOWARD US, %     .........^
«^........     %         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.             ..^«/†%#¶#
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#¶#%†/«^..    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.  ........^«
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†/«^......    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. ..^«/†%#¶#
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#¶#%†/«^..  THEN WASH THE MINK IN RUNNING WATER OR  ..^«/†%#¶#
¶#%†/«^...          SNOW. AND YOU'RE DONE!          ...^«/†%#¶
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