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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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