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.:«*§*£#@#    denser civilization. but she is not   #@#£*§*«:.
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.:«*§*£#@# she picks out the flesh of her prey and  #@#£*§*«:.
..:«*§*£#@    tears at it with her teeth, blood     @#£*§*«:..
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..:«*§*£#@       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     #@#£*§*«:.
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