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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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