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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.               @§§§*††-^¨
¨^-†*§&@##                                          ##@&§*†-^¨
¨^-†*§&@## --&                                  &-- ##@&§*†-^¨
¨¨¨¨¨^†§@@      &---------------------------&       @@§†^¨¨¨¨¨
¨^-†*§&@## --&                                  &-- ##@&§*†-^¨
¨^-†*§&@##                                          ##@&§*†-^¨
¨^-†*§&@##   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.      @§*-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨^-†*§&@##                                          ##@&§*†-^¨
¨^-†*§&@##     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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¨¨¨^^††*§@                                          @§*††^^¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨^-†*§@                                          @§*†-^¨¨¨¨