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~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨      $ THE WATER CRAWLS TOWARD US, $     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~
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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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