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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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@#%*==.¨¨¨                     =                    ¨¨¨.==*%#@
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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.  ¨¨.==*%#@#
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#%*==.¨¨¨¨  THEN WASH THE MINK IN RUNNING WATER OR  ¨¨¨¨.==*%#
@#%*==.¨¨¨          SNOW. AND YOU'RE DONE!          ¨¨¨.==*%#@
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