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......^~/%           THE ROAD IS BLOCKED.           %/~^......
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....^~/%$&    CAR. THE WINDSHIELD IS SHATTERED,     &$%/~^....
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.....^~/%$   THE WOMANS NAME IS ~LYNNE~, SHE HEADS  $%/~^.....
......^~/%   FROM THE PENINSULA OF KOLA - CALLED    %/~^......
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......^~/%    BORING HOLE, NOW AGAIN RETURNING TO   %/~^......
.....^~/%$   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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