§§§¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          §§§§§¨¨§§§
¨¨§¨¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨
¨§§¨§¨§§§§                                          ¨¨¨§§§§¨¨¨
§¨§§§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨
§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§§¨¨§
¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨§           ¨         ¨                    §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                      ,               ¨   §§§§§§§§§¨
¨§§§§§¨§§§                    ,,                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§                 ,  ,                     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨   ¨            ==  ==          ¨         ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨
§¨¨§§§§§§§               †††    †††                 ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§
§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨¨
§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§      †=============================†     ¨¨¨§¨§§§¨§
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨     @ 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!          ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
§¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨§§¨§§§¨
§¨¨¨§§¨§§§                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨§§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨§§§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§§§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨¨§§§§§¨§