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@¨¨@¨@¨@¨¨ ~~@                                  @~~ ¨¨¨@@¨@¨@¨
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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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