.........^ ^.........
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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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