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#¶£$*†~,..     †~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~†      ..,~†*$£¶#
¶£$*†~,...     $ THE WATER CRAWLS TOWARD US, $      ...,~†*$£¶
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†~,.......      IT'S A GIRL STINGRAY, GORGEOUS,     .......,~†
~,........   COVERED IN WHAT'S LEFT OF HER PREY.    ........,~
,.........   SHE SMILES AT US, FLASHING HER TEETH,  .........,
..........             A RAY OF STINGS.             ..........
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~,........    A BIT LATER SHE SUMMONS A MINK AND    ........,~
†~,.......          SHOWS US HOW TO GUT IT.         .......,~†
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¶£$*†~,...   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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