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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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