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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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