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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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