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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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