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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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