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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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,,,,.~\^*# #*^\~.,,,,
,,,.~\^*#¶ ¶#*^\~.,,,
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