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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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..........  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   .......:~†
$†~:......  ALL BE FALLING OUT. FOR STICKY ORGANS   ......:~†$
*$†~:.....  YOU MIGHT HAVE TO USE THE DAGGER AGAIN. .....:~†$*
§*$†~:....                                          ....:~†$*§
#§*$†~:...  THEN WASH THE MINK IN RUNNING WATER OR  ...:~†$*§#
##§*$†~:..          SNOW. AND YOU'RE DONE!          ..:~†$*§##
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