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~:........           THE ROAD IS BLOCKED.           ........:~
:......... 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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