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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!          §§¨§§¨¨¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨§§¨§¨¨§§
¨¨§¨§§¨¨§§                                          §§§¨§§§¨§¨
¨¨§§§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨¨§§¨¨§§§
§¨§¨¨§§§§§                                          §§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§§§§¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§§§§§¨