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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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