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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. ,,,&&&&&&&
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,&&&&&&,,,  THEN WASH THE MINK IN RUNNING WATER OR  &,,,,&&&&,
,,&&&&,,&&          SNOW. AND YOU'RE DONE!          ,,&&,,&&,,
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