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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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,,&,,,,,,,                     «                    ,&&&&&,&&&
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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. ,,,&&&&&,,
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,&,,,&&&,&  THEN WASH THE MINK IN RUNNING WATER OR  &,,&&,,,&&
&&&,,&,,&&          SNOW. AND YOU'RE DONE!          ,&,&,&,,&,
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