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,,,,,&,,&&               :::    :::                 ,,&&&&&&,,
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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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