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###&@%:«.¨      @ the water crawls toward us, @     ¨.«:%@&###
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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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