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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.             ....^~\*%@
£@%*\~^...                                          ...^~\*%@£
#£@%*\~^..    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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