¨¨¨¨-$$¤@@ @@¤$$-¨¨¨¨
¨--=$%¤¤@@ @@¤¤%$=--¨
¨--=$%¤@## ##@¤%$=--¨
¨¨---$$$¤@ @¤$$$---¨¨
¨¨¨¨-=$¤¤¤ ¤¤¤$=-¨¨¨¨
¨--=$%¤@## ¨ ¨ ##@¤%$=--¨
¨¨¨¨¨-=$¤# - ¨ #¤$=-¨¨¨¨¨
¨--=$%¤@## -- ##@¤%$=--¨
¨--=$%%%¤@ - - @¤%%%$=--¨
¨--=$%¤¤¤@ ¨ -- -- ¨ @¤¤¤%$=--¨
¨¨¨¨--=$¤¤ === === ¤¤$=--¨¨¨¨
¨------=%¤ ¤%=------¨
¨--=$%¤@## =-----------------------------= ##@¤%$=--¨
¨--=$%¤### % THE WATER CRAWLS TOWARD US, % ###¤%$=--¨
¨--=$%¤¤¤@ % SERPENTINE. % @¤¤¤%$=--¨
¨--=$%¤@## =-----------------------------= ##@¤%$=--¨
¨¨¨¨¨-=$%@ @%$=-¨¨¨¨¨
¨--=$%¤@@@ IT'S A GIRL STINGRAY, GORGEOUS, @@@¤%$=--¨
¨--=$%¤@## COVERED IN WHAT'S LEFT OF HER PREY. ##@¤%$=--¨
¨--=$%¤@## SHE SMILES AT US, FLASHING HER TEETH, ##@¤%$=--¨
¨--=$%¤@## A RAY OF STINGS. ##@¤%$=--¨
¨--=$%¤@## ##@¤%$=--¨
¨¨¨¨--=%¤# A BIT LATER SHE SUMMONS A MINK AND #¤%=--¨¨¨¨
¨--=$%¤@## SHOWS US HOW TO GUT IT. ##@¤%$=--¨
--=$%¤@### ###@¤%$=--
¨¨¨¨--$¤¤# - #¤¤$--¨¨¨¨
¨¨--===%@# #@%===--¨¨
¨¨¨¨--=$¤¤ YOU HOLD IT FIRMLY IN ONE HAND, BELLY ¤¤$=--¨¨¨¨
¨--=$%¤@## EXPOSED, AND WITH A DAGGER CUT THROUGH ##@¤%$=--¨
¨--==$%%@@ THE SKIN STARTING AT THE GUTS, MOVING @@%%$==--¨
¨--=$%¤@@@ UP OVER THE RIBCAGE, TOWARDS THE HEAD. @@@¤%$=--¨
¨--=$%¤@## ##@¤%$=--¨
¨--=$%¤@## NEXT YOU CAN JUST STICK YOUR HAND ##@¤%$=--¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨--$¤ INSIDE, GRAB AND PULL (HOLD THE CUT ¤$--¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨--=$%¤@## DOWNARD AT THIS POINT) AND IT SHOULD ##@¤%$=--¨
¨¨¨¨-=$%@# ALL BE FALLING OUT. FOR STICKY ORGANS #@%$=-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨--$%@@ YOU MIGHT HAVE TO USE THE DAGGER AGAIN. @@%$--¨¨¨¨
¨--=$%¤@## ##@¤%$=--¨
¨--=$%¤@@@ THEN WASH THE MINK IN RUNNING WATER OR @@@¤%$=--¨
¨--=$%¤@## SNOW. AND YOU'RE DONE! ##@¤%$=--¨
¨¨¨¨--=%¤@ @¤%=--¨¨¨¨
¨--=$%¤@## ##@¤%$=--¨
¨¨---=$$$¤ ¤$$$=---¨¨
¨--=$%¤@## ##@¤%$=--¨
¨--=$%¤@@# #@@¤%$=--¨