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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.          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
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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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