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§§..§.§§..     & THE WATER CRAWLS TOWARD US, &      §§......§.
§§§...§§§.     &         SERPENTINE.         &      .§§.......
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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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