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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     IT'S A GIRL STINGRAY, GORGEOUS,      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   COVERED IN WHAT'S LEFT OF HER PREY.    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             A RAY OF STINGS.             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~
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§:~^¨¨¨¨¨¨    NEXT YOU CAN JUST STICK YOUR HAND     ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~:§
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~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   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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