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¨§¨§§§§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨
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¨§§§§¨§§¨§                    --                    §§§¨¨§§¨§§
§§¨¨¨§§¨§§                 -  -                     §¨¨§¨§¨§§¨
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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.         ¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨
§§¨§§¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§§¨§¨¨§§                    ~                     ¨¨§¨§§§§§¨
§§§¨§§§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§
¨¨¨§§¨¨§§§  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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