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@^^\\~~... . . ...~~\\^^@
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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. ......~~^@
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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. .~~\^%####
###@%^\~~. .~~\^%@###
###@%^\~~. 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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