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£*†††,....     CAR. THE WINDSHIELD IS SHATTERED,    ....,†††*£
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££*†††,...    BORING HOLE, NOW AGAIN RETURNING TO   ...,†††*££
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##£§*††~,.   HUMAN. SHE HAS LONG CLAWS WITH WHICH   .,~††*§£##
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##£§*††~,.    TEARS AT IT WITH HER TEETH, BLOOD     .,~††*§£##
##£§*††~,.  DRIPPING ONTO THE DIRT ROAD. SHE DOES   .,~††*§£##
§†~,......      NOT LOOK UP FROM HER KILLING.       ......,~†§
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££§§*††~,.    HER STEED IS ~HORNBLENDE~, A DARK     .,~††*§§££
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##£§*††~,.  DISINTERESTED) MOUTH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR .,~††*§£##
££§§*††~,.     EATING PLANT MATTER (MOSTLY FATTY    .,~††*§§££
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##£§*††~,.  OF ITS OWN. THE ENTIRE TAIL IS HOLLOW   .,~††*§£##
##£§*††~,.  AND JUICY, AND FEELS WONDERFUL INSIDE.  .,~††*§£##
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