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