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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.  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§§§§¨¨§§§§                                          §§§§§§§§§§
§§§¨¨¨¨§§¨  THEN WASH THE MINK IN RUNNING WATER OR  §§§§§§§§§§
§§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨          SNOW. AND YOU'RE DONE!          §§§§§§§§§§
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