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#&%^^~-... ~~& &~~ ...-~^^%
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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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