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«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    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    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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†«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ DISINTERESTED) MOUTH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«†
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