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##£#$*^«.¨ two  creatures,  alive,  and  a  burning ¨.«^*$#£##
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##£#$*^«.¨   from the peninsula of kola - called    ¨.«^*$#£##
#££#$*^«.¨    there long ago by the depth of the    ¨.«^*$#££#
##£#$*^«.¨   boring hole, now again returning to    ¨.«^*$#£##
##£#$*^«.¨   denser civilization. but she is not    ¨.«^*$#£##
##£#$*^«.¨   human. she has long claws with which   ¨.«^*$#£##
##£#$*^«.¨  she picks out the flesh of her prey and ¨.«^*$#£##
##£#$*^«.¨     tears at it with her teeth, blood    ¨.«^*$#£##
##£#$*^«.¨  dripping onto the dirt road. she does   ¨.«^*$#£##
##£#$*^«.¨      not look up from her killing.       ¨.«^*$#£##
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##£#$*^«.¨ disinterested) mouth is responsible for  ¨.«^*$#£##
£$^.¨¨¨¨¨¨     eating plant matter (mostly fatty    ¨¨¨¨¨¨.^$£
##£#$*^«.¨     fruits like avocado) her tail is     ¨.«^*$#£##
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