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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.             ¨¨¨¨~«:%@¤
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%:«~¨¨¨¨¨¨    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.  ¨¨¨¨~«:%@¤
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@¶¤@%:«~¨¨     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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