~~........ ........~~
~......... .........~
.......... ..........
~......... .........~
~~........ ........~~
*~~....... ~~@ @~~ .......~~*
**~~...... ......~~**
$**~~..... THE ROAD IS BLOCKED. .....~~**$
@$**~~.... TWO CREATURES, ALIVE, AND A BURNING ....~~**$@
¶@$**~~... CAR. THE WINDSHIELD IS SHATTERED, ...~~**$@¶
@¶@$**~~.. FROM OUTSIDE. ..~~**$@¶@
#@¶@$**~~. .~~**$@¶@#
@¶@$**~~.. ~~@ @~~ ..~~**$@¶@
¶@$**~~... @~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@ ...~~**$@¶
@$**~~.... ~~@ @~~ ....~~**$@
$**~~..... .....~~**$
**~~...... 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 ......~~**
$**~~..... NOT LOOK UP FROM HER KILLING. .....~~**$
@$**~~.... ....~~**$@
¶@$**~~... HER STEED IS ~HORNBLENDE~, A DARK ...~~**$@¶
@¶@$**~~.. HORSE, A GLOWING PANTHER. SHE'S AN ..~~**$@¶@
#@¶@$**~~. EXTREMELY DIGITGRADE THING, WITH A .~~**$@¶@#
@¶@$**~~.. POLITE FACE. WHILE HER REGULAR (AND NOW ..~~**$@¶@
¶@$**~~... DISINTERESTED) MOUTH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ...~~**$@¶
@$**~~.... EATING PLANT MATTER (MOSTLY FATTY ....~~**$@
$**~~..... FRUITS LIKE AVOCADO) HER TAIL IS .....~~**$
**~~...... CARNIVOROUS AND HAS A MOUTH (AND WILL?) ......~~**
*~~....... OF ITS OWN. THE ENTIRE TAIL IS HOLLOW .......~~*
~~........ AND JUICY, AND FEELS WONDERFUL INSIDE. ........~~
~......... .........~
.......... ~~@ @~~ ..........
~......... .........~
~~........ ........~~
*~~....... .......~~*
**~~...... ......~~**
$**~~..... .....~~**$