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¨¨¨^«^%%&@     CAR. THE WINDSHIELD IS SHATTERED,    @&%%^«^¨¨¨
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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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