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%^-~,,,,,,           ,         ,                    ,,,,,,~-^%
^-~,,,,,,,                      ~               ,   ,,,,,,,~-^
-~,,,,,,,,                    ~~                    ,,,,,,,,~-
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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,   ,,,,~-^%$§
$%^-~,,,,,             a ray of stings.             ,,,,,~-^%$
%^-~,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,~-^%
^-~,,,,,,,    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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