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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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