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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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.:=*$¤§@##    A BIT LATER SHE SUMMONS A MINK AND    ##@§¤$*=:.
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.:=*$¤§@##  UP OVER THE RIBCAGE, TOWARDS THE HEAD.  ##@§¤$*=:.
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