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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.  ,,,,,,.~/=
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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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