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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.             ,&,&&&,&&&
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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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