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.-««««:**# THE ROAD IS BLOCKED. #**:««««-.
.-«««**%## TWO CREATURES, ALIVE, AND A BURNING ##%**«««-.
.-«:*%#### CAR. THE WINDSHIELD IS SHATTERED, ####%*:«-.
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......-:%# THE WOMANS NAME IS «LYNNE«, SHE HEADS #%:-......
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......«*%# DENSER CIVILIZATION. BUT SHE IS NOT #%*«......
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.-«:***%## 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 ####%*:«-.
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.-«:*%#### 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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