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##§$$†;«:,           THE ROAD IS BLOCKED.           ,:«;†$$§##
##@#§$†;«, TWO  CREATURES,  ALIVE,  AND  A  BURNING ,«;†$§#@##
#$†;:,,,,,    CAR. THE WINDSHIELD IS SHATTERED,     ,,,,,:;†$#
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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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