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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    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*
$*=~¨¨¨¨¨¨   BORING HOLE, NOW AGAIN RETURNING TO    ¨¨¨¨¨¨~=*$
¤$*=~¨¨¨¨¨   DENSER CIVILIZATION. BUT SHE IS NOT    ¨¨¨¨¨~=*$¤
§¤$*=~¨¨¨¨   HUMAN. SHE HAS LONG CLAWS WITH WHICH   ¨¨¨¨~=*$¤§
£§¤$*=~¨¨¨ SHE PICKS OUT THE FLESH OF HER PREY AND  ¨¨¨~=*$¤§£
#£§¤$*=~¨¨     TEARS AT IT WITH HER TEETH, BLOOD    ¨¨~=*$¤§£#
##£§¤$*=~¨   DRIPPING ONTO THE DIRT ROAD. SHE DOES  ¨~=*$¤§£##
#£§¤$*=~¨¨       NOT LOOK UP FROM HER KILLING.      ¨¨~=*$¤§£#
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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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