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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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