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¨-~^%§&@##               ^^^    ^^^                 ##@&§%^~-¨
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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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