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¨¨¨¨~†*@@@ ~~@                                  @~~ @@@*†~¨¨¨¨
¨,~†*@@@@#                                          #@@@@*†~,¨
¨,~†*@@@@@           THE ROAD IS BLOCKED.           @@@@@*†~,¨
¨¨¨¨,†**@@ TWO  CREATURES,  ALIVE,  AND  A  BURNING @@**†,¨¨¨¨
¨,~†*@@@@#    CAR. THE WINDSHIELD IS SHATTERED,     #@@@@*†~,¨
¨,~†*@@@@#              FROM OUTSIDE.               #@@@@*†~,¨
¨,~†***@@@                                          @@@***†~,¨
¨,~†*@@@@# ~~@                                  @~~ #@@@@*†~,¨
¨,~†*@@@@@       @~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@      @@@@@*†~,¨
¨,~†*@@@@# ~~@                                  @~~ #@@@@*†~,¨
¨,~†*@@@@#                                          #@@@@*†~,¨
,~†*@@@@##  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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