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@¨¨@¨¨@¨@¨   ¨            ««  ««          ¨         @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@@¨@@¨@¨               ///    ///                 @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
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@¨@@¨@@¨@¨      /«««««««««««««««««««««««««««««/     @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨¨@¨¨@¨@¨     * THE WATER CRAWLS TOWARD US, *      @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@@¨@@¨@¨      *         SERPENTINE.         *     @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨¨@¨¨@¨@¨     /«««««««««««««««««««««««««««««/      @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
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@¨¨@¨¨@¨@¨     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.             @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
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@¨@@¨@@¨@¨    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.  @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
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@¨@@¨@@¨@¨     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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