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##@§$%/«,¨           THE ROAD IS BLOCKED.           ¨,«/%$§@##
##@§$%/«,¨ TWO  CREATURES,  ALIVE,  AND  A  BURNING ¨,«/%$§@##
#@$%«¨¨¨¨¨    CAR. THE WINDSHIELD IS SHATTERED,     ¨¨¨¨¨«%$@#
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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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