¨¨¨¨¨.~†^*                                          *^†~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†^                                          ^†~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~†                                          †~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~                                          ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.                                          .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~~¤                                  ¤~~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.                                          .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~           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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.                                          .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~                                          ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨