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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.             ####%*^~:¨
¨¨¨¨~^*§§§                                          §§§*^~¨¨¨¨
¨:~^*%§###    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.  ###§%*^~:¨
¨¨:~^^^%##                                          ##%^^^~:¨¨
¨:~^^^^*§#     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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