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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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