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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 ......^\*&
#@#&$*\~^. DRIPPING ONTO THE DIRT ROAD. SHE DOES .^~\*$&#@#
#@#&$*\~^. NOT LOOK UP FROM HER KILLING. .^~\*$&#@#
@&&*\~.... ....~\*&&@
#@#&$*\~^. HER STEED IS ~HORNBLENDE~, A DARK .^~\*$&#@#
#@#&$*\~^. HORSE, A GLOWING PANTHER. SHE'S AN .^~\*$&#@#
@#$\\\^^.. EXTREMELY DIGITGRADE THING, WITH A ..^^\\\$#@
###&$*\~^. 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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