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&,&&&,,,&&               †††    †††                 &&,,,,,,&&
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,&,&&,&&,,      †-----------------------------†     &&,,,,&&,&
&&&,&&,&,&      & 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.          ,&,,,&,,,,
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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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