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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.               ##¤&†^~^,,
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,,^~^†&¤## ~~¤                                  ¤~~ ##¤&†^~^,,
,,,^~^†&¤#      ¤~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~¤       #¤&†^~^,,,
,,,,^~^†&¤ ~~¤                                  ¤~~ ¤&†^~^,,,,
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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.      ###¤&†^~^,
,,^~^†&¤##                                          ##¤&†^~^,,
,,,^~^†&¤#     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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