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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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