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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 §%=.,,,,,,
,.~=%$§¶## HUMAN. SHE HAS LONG CLAWS WITH WHICH ##¶§$%=~.,
,.~=%$§### SHE PICKS OUT THE FLESH OF HER PREY AND ###§$%=~.,
,.~=%$§### TEARS AT IT WITH HER TEETH, BLOOD ###§$%=~.,
,.~=%$§¶## DRIPPING ONTO THE DIRT ROAD. SHE DOES ##¶§$%=~.,
,,,..~~%$§ NOT LOOK UP FROM HER KILLING. §$%~~..,,,
,.~=%$$§§# #§§$$%=~.,
,,,,..=$¶# HER STEED IS ~HORNBLENDE~, A DARK #¶$=..,,,,
,,,~=%%%§# 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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