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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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