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#††=,¨¨¨¨¨     % THE WATER CRAWLS TOWARD US, %      ¨¨¨¨¨,=††#
##%=,¨¨¨¨¨      %         SERPENTINE.         %     ¨¨¨¨¨,=%##
#%†=¨¨¨¨¨¨      ===============================     ¨¨¨¨¨¨=†%#
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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. ¨¨¨,==†%%#
##%%=,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,=%%##
####%†==,¨  THEN WASH THE MINK IN RUNNING WATER OR  ¨,==†%####
#†††††==,¨          SNOW. AND YOU'RE DONE!          ¨,==†††††#
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