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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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