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#¶#@=\«^¨¨ BORING HOLE, NOW AGAIN RETURNING TO ¨¨^«\=@#¶#
##¶#@=\«^¨ DENSER CIVILIZATION. BUT SHE IS NOT ¨^«\=@#¶##
#¶#@=\«^¨¨ HUMAN. SHE HAS LONG CLAWS WITH WHICH ¨¨^«\=@#¶#
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#¶#@=\«^¨¨ 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 ¨¨^«\=@#¶#
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##¶#@=\«^¨ 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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