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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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