#$*^-¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨-^*$#
$*^-¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨-^*$
*^-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-^*
^-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-^
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ --#                                  #-- ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
^-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨           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.      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-^
*^-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-^*
$*^-¨¨¨¨¨¨     HER STEED IS -HORNBLENDE-, A DARK    ¨¨¨¨¨¨-^*$
#$*^-¨¨¨¨¨    HORSE, A GLOWING PANTHER. SHE'S AN    ¨¨¨¨¨-^*$#
@#$*^-¨¨¨¨    EXTREMELY DIGITGRADE THING, WITH A    ¨¨¨¨-^*$#@
#@#$*^-¨¨¨ POLITE FACE. WHILE HER REGULAR (AND NOW  ¨¨¨-^*$#@#
##@#$*^-¨¨  DISINTERESTED) MOUTH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ¨¨-^*$#@##
###@#$*^-¨     EATING PLANT MATTER (MOSTLY FATTY    ¨-^*$#@###
##@#$*^-¨¨     FRUITS LIKE AVOCADO) HER TAIL IS     ¨¨-^*$#@##
#@#$*^-¨¨¨ CARNIVOROUS AND HAS A MOUTH (AND WILL?)  ¨¨¨-^*$#@#
@#$*^-¨¨¨¨   OF ITS OWN. THE ENTIRE TAIL IS HOLLOW  ¨¨¨¨-^*$#@
#$*^-¨¨¨¨¨  AND JUICY, AND FEELS WONDERFUL INSIDE.  ¨¨¨¨¨-^*$#
$*^-¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨-^*$
*^-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ --#                                  #-- ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-^*
^-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-^
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
^-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-^