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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.             ¨¨¨¨¨:~†%%
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%%†~:¨¨¨¨¨    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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