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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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