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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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¤*†~^.....                                          .....^~†*¤