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..~«=^¤@##     ¤ the water crawls toward us, ¤      ##@¤^=«~..
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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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