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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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###@§^†=~. @===========================@ .~=†^§@###
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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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