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