.....,~**% %**~,.....
....,~**%# #%**~,....
...,~**%#¶ ¶#%**~,...
..,~**%#¶@ @¶#%**~,..
.,~**%#¶@# #@¶#%**~,.
..,~**%#¶@ ~~# #~~ @¶#%**~,..
...,~**%#¶ ¶#%**~,...
....,~**%# THE ROAD IS BLOCKED. #%**~,....
.....,~**% TWO CREATURES, ALIVE, AND A BURNING %**~,.....
......,~** CAR. THE WINDSHIELD IS SHATTERED, **~,......
.....,~**% FROM OUTSIDE. %**~,.....
....,~**%# #%**~,....
...,~**%#¶ ~~# #~~ ¶#%**~,...
..,~**%#¶@ #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~# @¶#%**~,..
.,~**%#¶@# ~~# #~~ #@¶#%**~,.
..,~**%#¶@ @¶#%**~,..
...,~**%#¶ 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. @¶#%**~,..
...,~**%#¶ ¶#%**~,...
....,~**%# 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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...,~**%#¶ ¶#%**~,...
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