¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§§§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          §§¨¨§§§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨§¨           ¨         ¨                    ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                      :               ¨   ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨§¨                    ::                    ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                 :  :                     ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨§¨   ¨            --  --          ¨         ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨               :::    :::                 ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨     :-----------------------------:      ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨§¨     * 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!          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨