.......... ..........
.......... ..........
.......... ..........
~......... .........~
~~........ ........~~
=~~....... . . .......~~=
^=~~...... ~ . ......~~=^
&^=~~..... ~~ .....~~=^&
#&^=~~.... ~ ~ ....~~=^
£#&^=~~... . ~~ ~~ . ...~~=^£
#£#&^=~~.. === === ..~~=^£#
##£#&^=~~. .~~=^£##
#£#&^=~~.. =~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~= ..~~=^£#
£#&^=~~... & 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! .....~~=^&
^=~~...... ......~~=^
=~~....... .......~~=
~~........ ........~~
~......... .........~
.......... ..........