%†~^......                                          ......^~†%
*%†~^.....                                          .....^~†%*
@*%†~^....                                          ....^~†%*@
@@*%†~^...                                          ...^~†%*@@
#@@*%†~^..                                          ..^~†%*@@#
##@@*%†~^.           .         .                    .^~†%*@@##
#@@*%†~^..                      ^               .   ..^~†%*@@#
@@*%†~^...                    ^^                    ...^~†%*@@
@*%†~^....                 ^  ^                     ....^~†%*@
*%†~^.....   .            ~~  ~~          .         .....^~†%*
%†~^......               †††    †††                 ......^~†%
†~^.......                                          .......^~†
~^........      †~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~†     ........^~
^.........     * 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!          ..........
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