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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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