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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 ¨¨^~:%¤###
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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 ¨¨^~:%¤###
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###¤%:~^¨¨ DOWNARD AT THIS POINT) AND IT SHOULD ¨¨^~:%¤###
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#¤%:~^¨¨¨¨ 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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