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,,,,,,~†§# ~~§                                  §~~ #§†~,,,,,,
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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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