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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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