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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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