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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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