,,,~»^$@## ##@$^»~,,,
,,~»^$@### ###@$^»~,,
,~»^$@#### ####@$^»~,
,,~»^$@### ###@$^»~,,
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,,,,~»^$@# »»# #»» #@$^»~,,,,
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,,,,,,~»^$ the road is blocked. $^»~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~»^ two creatures, alive, and a burning ^»~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~» car. the windshield is shattered, »~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ from outside. ~,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, the womans name is »lynne», she heads ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, from the peninsula of kola - called ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ there long ago by the depth of the ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~» boring hole, now again returning to »~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~»^ denser civilization. but she is not ^»~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~»^$ 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. ,,,,,,,,,,
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