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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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