,,,~;=*### ###*=;~,,,
,,,,~;=*## ##*=;~,,,,
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,,,,,,~;=* *=;~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~;= =;~,,,,,,,
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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. ####*=;~,,
,,,~;=*### ###*=;~,,,
,,,,~;=*## ~ ##*=;~,,,,
,,,,,~;=*# #*=;~,,,,,
,,,,,,~;=* 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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,,,,,,~;=* *=;~,,,,,,
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