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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. .......^==
*==^...... ......^==*
@*==^..... = .....^==*@
@@*==^.... ....^==*@@
@@@*==^... 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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