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#@##$%:«^,     $ THE WATER CRAWLS TOWARD US, $      ,^«:%$##@#
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#@##$%:«^,     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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@#$:::«,,,  YOU HOLD IT FIRMLY IN ONE HAND, BELLY   ,,,«:::$#@
####$%:«^,  EXPOSED, AND WITH A DAGGER CUT THROUGH  ,^«:%$####
#@##$%:«^,   THE SKIN STARTING AT THE GUTS, MOVING  ,^«:%$##@#
##@##$%«^,  UP OVER THE RIBCAGE, TOWARDS THE HEAD.  ,^«%$##@##
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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  ,,,,^^«%%#
###$:::«^, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO USE THE DAGGER AGAIN.  ,^«:::$###
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#@##$%:«^,  THEN WASH THE MINK IN RUNNING WATER OR  ,^«:%$##@#
####$%:«^,          SNOW. AND YOU'RE DONE!          ,^«:%$####
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