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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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