.....,~/$& &$/~,.....
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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. ####&$/~,.
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...,~/$# ~~& &~~ ##&$/~,...
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