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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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¨¨#¨####¨#      #«««««««««««««««««««««««««««#       #¨¨¨#¨¨¨##
¨###¨¨¨### ««#                                  #«« #¨¨##¨¨#¨#
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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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