.~~\=%@# #@#&%=\~~.
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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. ##&%%=\~~.
.~~\=%@# #@#&%=\~~.
.~~\=%@# ~ #@#&%=\~~.
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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. ##&&%=\~~.
.~~\=%@@ @@#&%=\~~.
.~~~\\=&&& 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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.~~\\==%&& &&%==\\~~.
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