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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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