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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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