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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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