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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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,,&&&&&&&&   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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