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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.             .~-\^*££##
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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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