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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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