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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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