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§£$/^.....     CAR. THE WINDSHIELD IS SHATTERED,    .....^/$£§
§$/^......              FROM OUTSIDE.               ......^/$§
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##@§£$/~^.    FROM THE PENINSULA OF KOLA - CALLED   .^~/$£§@##
§$~^......    THERE LONG AGO BY THE DEPTH OF THE    ......^~$§
@£/~^^....    BORING HOLE, NOW AGAIN RETURNING TO   ....^^~/£@
§$///^....   DENSER CIVILIZATION. BUT SHE IS NOT    ....^///$§
#§§§£$/~^.   HUMAN. SHE HAS LONG CLAWS WITH WHICH   .^~/$£§§§#
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§£$/~.....    TEARS AT IT WITH HER TEETH, BLOOD     .....~/$£§
§§££$/^^..   DRIPPING ONTO THE DIRT ROAD. SHE DOES  ..^^/$££§§
##@§£$/~^.       NOT LOOK UP FROM HER KILLING.      .^~/$£§@##
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@@§$///~^.    HER STEED IS ~HORNBLENDE~, A DARK     .^~///$§@@
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#@§££$/~^.    EXTREMELY DIGITGRADE THING, WITH A    .^~/$££§@#
##@§£$/~^. POLITE FACE. WHILE HER REGULAR (AND NOW  .^~/$£§@##
§$/^...... DISINTERESTED) MOUTH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR  ......^/$§
##@§£$/~^.     EATING PLANT MATTER (MOSTLY FATTY    .^~/$£§@##
@§£$$/^...     FRUITS LIKE AVOCADO) HER TAIL IS     ...^/$$£§@
##@§£$/~^. CARNIVOROUS AND HAS A MOUTH (AND WILL?)  .^~/$£§@##
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##@§£$/~^.  AND JUICY, AND FEELS WONDERFUL INSIDE.  .^~/$£§@##
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