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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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