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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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