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.~~/*$¤¶## $ 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. ##¶¤$*/~~.
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.~~/*$¤¶## EXPOSED, AND WITH A DAGGER CUT THROUGH ##¶¤$*/~~.
.....~~/*¤ THE SKIN STARTING AT THE GUTS, MOVING ¤*/~~.....
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.~~/*$¤¶## DOWNARD AT THIS POINT) AND IT SHOULD ##¶¤$*/~~.
....~~~*¤# ALL BE FALLING OUT. FOR STICKY ORGANS #¤*~~~....
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