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###¤&$;».¨ two creatures, alive, and a burning ¨.»;$&¤###
@&&&&$;».¨ car. the windshield is shattered, ¨.»;$&&&&@
##@¤&$;».¨ from outside. ¨.»;$&¤@##
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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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