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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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