¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          §¨§§§§§¨§§
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§                                          §¨¨§§§§¨¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          §¨§¨§§§¨§§
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨¨§§¨¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§           ¨         ¨                    §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                      ^               ¨   §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§                    ^^                    §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                 ^  ^                     §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§   ¨            --  --          ¨         §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨               ***    ***                 §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨      *-----------------------------*     §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§     $ 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!          §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§§