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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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