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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.             ..........
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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  .......~^%
$%^~......  exposed, and with a dagger cut through  ......~^%$
§$%^~.....  the skin starting at the guts, moving   .....~^%$§
@§$%^~....  up over the ribcage, towards the head.  ....~^%$§@
#@§$%^~...                                          ...~^%$§@#
##@§$%^~..     next you can just stick your hand    ..~^%$§@##
#@§$%^~...    inside, grab and pull (hold the cut   ...~^%$§@#
@§$%^~....   downard at this point) and it should   ....~^%$§@
§$%^~.....   all be falling out. for sticky organs  .....~^%$§
$%^~...... you might have to use the dagger again.  ......~^%$
%^~.......                                          .......~^%
^~........  then wash the mink in running water or  ........~^
~.........          snow. and you're done!          .........~
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