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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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