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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.  ......^~*%
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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  ..^~*%&#@#
@#&%*~^...          SNOW. AND YOU'RE DONE!          ...^~*%&#@
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