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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.         ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨
¨¨§§¨¨§§§§                                          ¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§                    «                     §§§¨¨¨¨§§§
¨¨§§§§¨¨§§                                          §§¨¨§§¨¨§§
¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§  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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