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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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