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.,-^*$£¶@#   from the peninsula of kola - called    #@¶£$*^-,.
..,-^*$£¶@    there long ago by the depth of the    @¶£$*^-,..
...,-^*$£¶    boring hole, now again returning to   ¶£$*^-,...
..,-^*$£¶@   denser civilization. but she is not    @¶£$*^-,..
.,-^*$£¶@#   human. she has long claws with which   #@¶£$*^-,.
..,-^*$£¶@  she picks out the flesh of her prey and @¶£$*^-,..
...,-^*$£¶     tears at it with her teeth, blood    ¶£$*^-,...
..,-^*$£¶@  dripping onto the dirt road. she does   @¶£$*^-,..
.,-^*$£¶@#       not look up from her killing.      #@¶£$*^-,.
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...,-^*$£¶     her steed is -hornblende-, a dark    ¶£$*^-,...
..,-^*$£¶@    horse, a glowing panther. she's an    @¶£$*^-,..
.,-^*$£¶@#    extremely digitgrade thing, with a    #@¶£$*^-,.
..,-^*$£¶@  polite face. while her regular (and now @¶£$*^-,..
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..,-^*$£¶@    eating plant matter (mostly fatty     @¶£$*^-,..
.,-^*$£¶@#     fruits like avocado) her tail is     #@¶£$*^-,.
..,-^*$£¶@  carnivorous and has a mouth (and will?) @¶£$*^-,..
...,-^*$£¶   of its own. the entire tail is hollow  ¶£$*^-,...
..,-^*$£¶@  and juicy, and feels wonderful inside.  @¶£$*^-,..
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