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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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