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&,,&,,,,&&               ***    ***                 &,,,&&&&&&
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&&,&,,&&,,     *=============================*      &,&&,,,,,&
,&&&,&,&,&     @ THE WATER CRAWLS TOWARD US, @      &&,&,,,,&,
&,,&&&&&&,      @         SERPENTINE.         @     ,&&&,,,&&,
&,&,,,,,&&      *=============================*     &,,&,,&,&&
&&&,,,,&,&                                          &,&&,&&&,,
,,&,,,&&&&     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.  &,&&,&,&,,
,,&&,&&,&,                                          &&,&&&&&,&
,&,&&,&&&,  THEN WASH THE MINK IN RUNNING WATER OR  ,&&,,,,&&&
&&&,&&,,&&          SNOW. AND YOU'RE DONE!          &,&,,,&,,&
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