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#¶#**^-^¨¨   ¨            --  --          ¨         ¨¨^-^**#¶#
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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.             ¨¨¨¨¨^-^**
#**^-^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^-^**#
¶#**^-^¨¨¨    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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