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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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