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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.             %*†~^.....
....^~†*%#                                          #%*†~^....
...^~†*%#@    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.  ##@#%*†~^.
..^~†*%#@#                                          #@#%*†~^..
...^~†*%#@  THEN WASH THE MINK IN RUNNING WATER OR  @#%*†~^...
....^~†*%#          SNOW. AND YOU'RE DONE!          #%*†~^....
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