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¨~~~~~=*%@ ¨ ¨ @%*=~~~~~¨
¨~~=*%@@## ~ ¨ ##@@%*=~~¨
¨~~=***@@@ ~~ @@@***=~~¨
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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. @@**~¨¨¨¨¨
¨~~=*%@@@@ @@@@%*=~~¨
¨~~=*%@@@# 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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