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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.  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     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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