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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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.^~/*%&###      &~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~&       ###&%*/~^.
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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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