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#§$§^~^...           THE ROAD IS BLOCKED.           ...^~^§$§#
##§$§^~^.. TWO  CREATURES,  ALIVE,  AND  A  BURNING ..^~^§$§##
###§$§^~^.     CAR. THE WINDSHIELD IS SHATTERED,    .^~^§$§###
##§$§^~^..              FROM OUTSIDE.               ..^~^§$§##
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##§$§^~^..  THE WOMANS NAME IS ~LYNNE~, SHE HEADS   ..^~^§$§##
###§$§^~^.   FROM THE PENINSULA OF KOLA - CALLED    .^~^§$§###
##§$§^~^..    THERE LONG AGO BY THE DEPTH OF THE    ..^~^§$§##
#§$§^~^...   BORING HOLE, NOW AGAIN RETURNING TO    ...^~^§$§#
§$§^~^....    DENSER CIVILIZATION. BUT SHE IS NOT   ....^~^§$§
$§^~^.....   HUMAN. SHE HAS LONG CLAWS WITH WHICH   .....^~^§$
§$§^~^.... SHE PICKS OUT THE FLESH OF HER PREY AND  ....^~^§$§
#§$§^~^...     TEARS AT IT WITH HER TEETH, BLOOD    ...^~^§$§#
##§$§^~^..  DRIPPING ONTO THE DIRT ROAD. SHE DOES   ..^~^§$§##
###§$§^~^.       NOT LOOK UP FROM HER KILLING.      .^~^§$§###
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#§$§^~^...     HER STEED IS ~HORNBLENDE~, A DARK    ...^~^§$§#
§$§^~^....    HORSE, A GLOWING PANTHER. SHE'S AN    ....^~^§$§
$§^~^.....    EXTREMELY DIGITGRADE THING, WITH A    .....^~^§$
§$§^~^.... POLITE FACE. WHILE HER REGULAR (AND NOW  ....^~^§$§
#§$§^~^...  DISINTERESTED) MOUTH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ...^~^§$§#
##§$§^~^..    EATING PLANT MATTER (MOSTLY FATTY     ..^~^§$§##
###§$§^~^.     FRUITS LIKE AVOCADO) HER TAIL IS     .^~^§$§###
##§$§^~^.. CARNIVOROUS AND HAS A MOUTH (AND WILL?)  ..^~^§$§##
#§$§^~^...  OF ITS OWN. THE ENTIRE TAIL IS HOLLOW   ...^~^§$§#
§$§^~^....  AND JUICY, AND FEELS WONDERFUL INSIDE.  ....^~^§$§
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