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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!          &,,,,,,,,,
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