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#*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨      ===============================     ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*#
#@@#%*==,¨      % the water crawls toward us, %     ¨,==*%#@@#
##@@#%==,¨     %         serpentine.         %      ¨,==%#@@##
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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.  ¨,==*%#@@@
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@@#%*===,¨    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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