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...~-†^&##           THE ROAD IS BLOCKED.           ##&^†-~...
....~-†^&# TWO  CREATURES,  ALIVE,  AND  A  BURNING #&^†-~....
.....~-†^&     CAR. THE WINDSHIELD IS SHATTERED,    &^†-~.....
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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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