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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.             ¨~»†*§§@##
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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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