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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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¨¨--^§@¶@#                     -                    #@¶@§^--¨¨
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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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