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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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