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§§§§¨¨§§§§                      :               ¨   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
§§§¨¨¨¨§§¨                    ::                    ¨§§§§§§¨¨§
§§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨                 :  :                     ¨¨§§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§   ¨            ««  ««          ¨         ¨¨¨§§¨¨§§¨
§§§§§§¨¨§§               ///    ///                 §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§§§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§§§§§§¨
¨¨§§¨¨§§§§      /«««««««««««««««««««««««««««««/     ¨¨¨¨§§§§¨¨
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§     & THE WATER CRAWLS TOWARD US, &      §§§¨¨§§¨¨§
¨¨§§§§¨¨§§     &         SERPENTINE.         &      ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§      /«««««««««««««««««««««««««««««/     ¨¨¨§§§§§§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          §§¨¨§§§§§§
¨§§§§¨¨¨¨§     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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