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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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