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#%^,,,,,,,           ,         ,                    ,,,,,,,^%#
####@%*=,,                      ,               ,   ,,=*%@####
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@*==,,,,,,                 ,  ,                     ,,,,,,==*@
#%*^,,,,,,   ,            ==  ==          ,         ,,,,,,^*%#
###@%*^=,,               ^^^    ^^^                 ,,=^*%@###
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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.             ,,=^*%@###
@%%^^=,,,,                                          ,,,,=^^%%@
#@@@%*^=,,    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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