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¶¤$$;~.,,, two creatures, alive, and a burning ,,,.~;$$¤¶
¤$$;~.,,,, car. the windshield is shattered, ,,,,.~;$$¤
$$;~.,,,,, from outside. ,,,,,.~;$$
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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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