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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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