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¨§§§§§§¨¨§                                          §¨§§¨§¨§§¨
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§¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨§§§§
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§¨¨§§¨§§¨§ »»§                                  §»» §§§¨§§¨¨¨§
§¨§¨§§¨§§§                                          ¨¨§§¨§¨¨§¨
§§§§¨§§¨¨¨           THE ROAD IS BLOCKED.           ¨§¨§§§¨§§§
¨¨¨§§¨§¨¨§ TWO  CREATURES,  ALIVE,  AND  A  BURNING §§§¨¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§§§¨§§    CAR. THE WINDSHIELD IS SHATTERED,     ¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨¨
¨§§§¨¨§§¨¨               FROM OUTSIDE.              ¨§§§§§§¨¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
§¨§§§§§§¨§ »»§                                  §»» §¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§
§§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨       §»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»§      §¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§¨ »»§                                  §»» §¨¨§§§§§§§
§§¨¨¨§§§§§                                          §¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§   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.       §¨¨§¨§§§§¨
¨§§¨§¨§¨¨§                                          §¨§§§¨¨¨§¨
§¨§§§§§¨§§     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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¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§§§¨¨¨¨§