%*^-^,,,,,                                          ,,,,,^-^*%
&%*^-^,,,,                                          ,,,,^-^*%&
@&%*^-^,,,                                          ,,,^-^*%&@
#@&%*^-^,,                                          ,,^-^*%&@#
##@&%*^-^,                                          ,^-^*%&@##
#@&%*^-^,, --&                                  &-- ,,^-^*%&@#
@&%*^-^,,,                                          ,,,^-^*%&@
&%*^-^,,,,           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.  ,,,,,^-^*%
&%*^-^,,,,                                          ,,,,^-^*%&
@&%*^-^,,, --&                                  &-- ,,,^-^*%&@
#@&%*^-^,,                                          ,,^-^*%&@#
##@&%*^-^,                                          ,^-^*%&@##
#@&%*^-^,,                                          ,,^-^*%&@#
@&%*^-^,,,                                          ,,,^-^*%&@
&%*^-^,,,,                                          ,,,,^-^*%&