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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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##@§$%;«^.  EXPOSED, AND WITH A DAGGER CUT THROUGH  .^«;%$§@##
¶§§$;;^...  THE SKIN STARTING AT THE GUTS, MOVING   ...^;;$§§¶
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@¶§$;«^...     NEXT YOU CAN JUST STICK YOUR HAND    ...^«;$§¶@
¶$;^......   INSIDE, GRAB AND PULL (HOLD THE CUT    ......^;$¶
@§$$%%;«^.   DOWNARD AT THIS POINT) AND IT SHOULD   .^«;%%$$§@
¶¶§%«^^...  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  .......«%§
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