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¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨      * THE WATER CRAWLS TOWARD US, *     ¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨     *         SERPENTINE.         *      §§§¨¨§¨§¨¨
¨¨§§¨§§§¨§      \«««««««««««««««««««««««««««««\     §¨¨§¨§§§§¨
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§¨§§§¨§¨§¨     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.             §§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨
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§¨§§¨¨¨§§¨    A BIT LATER SHE SUMMONS A MINK AND    §¨§§¨¨¨§§§
¨§§¨§¨¨§¨§          SHOWS US HOW TO GUT IT.         §§§¨§¨¨§¨¨
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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.  §¨¨¨§§§§¨§
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¨¨§¨§¨§§§¨     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.  ¨§§§¨§§¨¨§
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¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§  THEN WASH THE MINK IN RUNNING WATER OR  §§§¨§¨§§§§
§§§¨§§§¨§§          SNOW. AND YOU'RE DONE!          §¨¨§§§§¨¨¨
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