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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.         §¨¨§§¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§
§¨¨¨§§¨§¨¨                    =                     ¨§§§§§¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§§§¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨§§§§
§§§¨§§§¨¨§  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!          §§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨
§§§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨
§¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§                                          §¨§§¨¨§§§§
¨§¨¨§§¨¨§¨                                          §§§¨§¨§¨¨¨
¨§§¨§¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨¨§§§§§¨¨
¨§¨§§§§§§¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨