$^^~.,,,,,                                          ,,,,,.~^^$
#$^^~.,,,,                                          ,,,,.~^^$#
##$^^~.,,,                                          ,,,.~^^$##
###$^^~.,,                                          ,,.~^^$###
####$^^~.,                                          ,.~^^$####
###$^^~.,,           ,         ,                    ,,.~^^$###
##$^^~.,,,                      .               ,   ,,,.~^^$##
#$^^~.,,,,                    ..                    ,,,,.~^^$#
$^^~.,,,,,                 .  .                     ,,,,,.~^^$
^^~.,,,,,,   ,            ~~  ~~          ,         ,,,,,,.~^^
$^^~.,,,,,               ^^^    ^^^                 ,,,,,.~^^$
#$^^~.,,,,                                          ,,,,.~^^$#
##$^^~.,,,      ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^     ,,,.~^^$##
###$^^~.,,     $ 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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