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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.  .......^~/
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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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