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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. ..~»^†@§##
###§@†^»~. .~»^†@§###
##§@†^»~.. »»§ §»» ..~»^†@§##
#§@†^»~... §»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»§ ...~»^†@§#
§@†^»~.... »»§ §»» ....~»^†@§
@†^»~..... .....~»^†@
†^»~...... 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. ........~»
~......... .........~
.......... »»§ §»» ..........
~......... .........~
»~........ ........~»
^»~....... .......~»^
†^»~...... ......~»^†
@†^»~..... .....~»^†@