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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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