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.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @ 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, ¨¨¨¨.~\*@#
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~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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