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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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