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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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