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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.  #¤*%/~,...
....,~/%*¤                                          ¤*%/~,....
.....,~/%*  THEN WASH THE MINK IN RUNNING WATER OR  *%/~,.....
......,~/%          SNOW. AND YOU'RE DONE!          %/~,......
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