¨¨§¨¨§§§§§                                          ¨¨§¨¨§§§§§
¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨§
§¨§§§¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨§§§¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨§¨¨§§¨                                          §§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨§¨§§                                          ¨§¨§§¨§§¨§
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¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨§                      .               ¨   ¨¨§§¨§§¨¨¨
¨§¨§¨¨§§§§                    ..                    ¨§¨§§¨§¨¨¨
§§§§¨§¨¨¨¨                 .  .                     §§§¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨   ¨            --  --          ¨         ¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨§
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§               ;;;    ;;;                 ¨§¨§¨§§¨§§
¨§§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          §§§§§¨§§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§§¨     ;-----------------------------;      ¨¨¨¨§§¨§§§
§§¨§§§§¨§¨     % THE WATER CRAWLS TOWARD US, %      ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨§§¨¨¨§§§§      %         SERPENTINE.         %     ¨¨§§§¨§¨¨§
§¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§     ;-----------------------------;      ¨§¨¨§§§¨§§
§§§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          §§¨§¨¨§§¨¨
¨¨§§¨§¨§§¨      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.         §¨§¨¨§§§§§
¨§§¨¨§§§¨§                                          §§§¨§¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§§¨                     -                    ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨
§§§§§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
¨¨¨¨§§§§§§   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.  §§¨¨§§§§§¨
§§§§¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§    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!          §§§¨§§¨¨§§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§§                                          ¨¨§§¨§¨§¨§
§§§§§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§§§§§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§§                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨