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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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&,,,&,&,&,                     «                    ,&,&&,&,,&
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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. ,&&,&&,,,&
&,,,&,,,&,                                          &,&&,&,,&,
&,,&&,,&&&  THEN WASH THE MINK IN RUNNING WATER OR  &&,&&&,&&&
&,&,&,&,,,          SNOW. AND YOU'RE DONE!          ,&&,,&&,,,
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