,,~:$%¶@## ##@¶%$:~,,
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,,~:$$$##¶ ¶##$$$:~,,
,,~:::$%¶@ @¶%$:::~,,
,,~:$%#### ####%$:~,,
,,~:$%¶@## , , ##@¶%$:~,,
,,~:$%#¶¶@ , , @¶¶#%$:~,,
,,,,:$$$## ,, ##$$$:,,,,
,,~:$$%%¶@ , , @¶%%$$:~,,
,,~:$%#¶@# , ~~ ~~ , #@¶#%$:~,,
,,,,,~$%%# ::: ::: #%%$~,,,,,
,,~:$%##¶¶ ¶¶##%$:~,,
,,~:$$%%## :~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~: ##%%$$:~,,
,,,,,~:$%¶ % the water crawls toward us, % ¶%$:~,,,,,
,,~:$%#¶@@ % serpentine. % @@¶#%$:~,,
,,~:$%#¶## :~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~: ##¶#%$:~,,
,,,,,~~$$# #$$~~,,,,,
,,,,,~:%#¶ 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 ##%:~,,,,,
,,~:$%#¶@# snow. and you're done! #@¶#%$:~,,
,,,,,~~$#¶ ¶#$~~,,,,,
,,~:$%#@## ##@#%$:~,,
,,,,,,,~$# #$~,,,,,,,
,,~:$%#¶## ##¶#%$:~,,
,,~:$%#¶@# #@¶#%$:~,,