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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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