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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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