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.......... TWO CREATURES, ALIVE, AND A BURNING ..........
.........- CAR. THE WINDSHIELD IS SHATTERED, -.........
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......-~\$ 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 $\~-......
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....-~\$££ EATING PLANT MATTER (MOSTLY FATTY ££$\~-....
...-~\$££# FRUITS LIKE AVOCADO) HER TAIL IS #££$\~-...
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