.,~†*$&#@#                                          #@#&$*†~,.
.,~†*$&#@@                                          @@#&$*†~,.
.......~*&                                          &*~.......
.,~†*&#@##                                          ##@#&*†~,.
.,~†*&#@##                                          ##@#&*†~,.
.,~†*$&### ~~&                                  &~~ ###&$*†~,.
.,~†*$&##@                                          @##&$*†~,.
.,~†*$&#@#           THE ROAD IS BLOCKED.           #@#&$*†~,.
..,,~~†$&# TWO  CREATURES,  ALIVE,  AND  A  BURNING #&$†~~,,..
.....,~†*&     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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