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#@##&%*~,,               ***    ***                 ,,~*%&##@#
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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. ,,~~~~%&##
#@##&%*~,,                                          ,,~*%&##@#
#@##&%*~,,  THEN WASH THE MINK IN RUNNING WATER OR  ,,~*%&##@#
####&%*~,,          SNOW. AND YOU'RE DONE!          ,,~*%&####
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