##@#%†\~:,                                          ,:~\†%#@##
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###@#%\~:,                                          ,:~\%#@###
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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!          ,:\†%#@###
@#%%%†\~:,                                          ,:~\†%%%#@
#%%\:,,,,,                                          ,,,,,:\%%#
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