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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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