¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨¨¨
¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          §§§§¨§§§¨¨
¨§¨§¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨
¨§§§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§¨§§
§§¨¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§§§§§¨
§¨§¨¨§§§¨§           ¨         ¨                    ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨§¨¨§§                      .               ¨   ¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§
§§¨¨§§§¨§¨                    ..                    ¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§
¨¨§¨§¨¨§§§                 .  .                     §¨¨¨§§§§¨§
§¨§§§§¨§¨¨   ¨            --  --          ¨         §§¨¨§¨¨¨§§
¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨               ***    ***                 ¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨§§§¨§¨§§
§§§§§¨§§¨§      *-----------------------------*     ¨¨§¨¨§§§§¨
§¨¨¨¨§§¨§§      $ 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.         ¨§§¨§§§§¨¨
§§¨¨¨¨§§§§                                          §§¨§§¨¨¨§¨
§¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨                     -                    ¨¨§§¨§¨¨§§
¨§§§¨¨§§¨¨                                          §¨§¨§§§¨§¨
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨   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!          ¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨
§¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          §§§§§§¨§§§
¨§§§¨§§¨§§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨
¨§¨¨§§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§¨
¨§§¨§¨§§¨§                                          ¨§§¨¨¨§§§§
§§¨§§§§¨§§                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨¨