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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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