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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.  ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨§¨§     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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