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                                            THE MANY ANON'S IN EQUESTRIA.
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                                            PROLOGUE
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                                            6.
                                            >THUD
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                                            7.
                                            >You gasp suddenly, grasping for air
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                                            8.
                                            >It feels like waking up from a dream
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                                            9.
                                            >This isn't your bed, tho
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                                            10.
                                            >The melody of birds chirping
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                                            11.
                                            >The tall grass getting grazed by the wind
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                                            12.
                                            >The smell of wet dirt and mud
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                                            13.
                                            >The sound of rushing water nearby, possibly from a river
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                                            14.
                                            >The sun, warming your coat ever so slightly
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                                            15.
                                            >Could this be?
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                                            16.
                                            >The promised land?
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                                            17.
                                            >You've only read this story, how many times?
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                                            18.
                                            >A loser like you gets stuck in a brightly colored country with talking horses
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                                            19.
                                            >This would be another story, in the middle of the night
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                                            20.
                                            >But it feels...
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                                            21.
                                            >You just feel it
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                                            22.
                                            >Your mouth tastes funny, looks like you forgot to wash your teeth before going to bed
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                                            23.
                                            >Hmmm, is that lavender you smell?
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                                            24.
                                            >Yep, there seem to be all manner of flowers, scattered randomly around you
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                                            25.
                                            >As well as several oak trees, making space for an opening in the forest
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                                            26.
                                            >Something ran by, and you barely catched it in the corner of your eye
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                                            27.
                                            >Must've been a squirrel
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                                            28.
                                            >Looking around, your suspicions finaly come true
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                                            29.
                                            >Dark gray tail
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                                            30.
                                            >Green coat
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                                            31.
                                            >A question mark, imprinted in your butt
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                                            32.
                                            >You try to get up, on your hind legs, like a human would
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                                            33.
                                            >A hooman
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                                            34.
                                            >Hugh Man, even
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                                            35.
                                            >You land face first into the grass
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                                            36.
                                            >Tastes good!
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                                            37.
                                            >You use your hooves to get up from the ground
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                                            38.
                                            >Funky, if these ponies can make it, surely you too
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                                            39.
                                            >You try your best to get up, and stay up in all fours
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                                            40.
                                            >Clumsily, you spot a river
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                                            41.
                                            >Like a kid with cerebral palsy, you make way as slow and steady as you can
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                                            42.
                                            >That is when you finally see your very own reflection in the mirror
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                                            43.
                                            >Your eyes are remarkably green
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                                            44.
                                            >Oh yeah
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                                            45.
                                            >You are now Anonstallion
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                                            46.
                                            >You take a small sip of water
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                                            47.
                                            >And just like Narcissus, you fall head first
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                                            48.
                                            >Its a good thing the water is only 3ft deep, otherwise you'd be in serious trouble
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                                            49.
                                            >wait, is it 3 feet, or 3 hooves?
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                                            50.
                                            >3 hvs, is that how you'd abreviate it?
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                                            51.
                                            >At the very least the water tastes good
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                                            52.
                                            >Lets hope they dont have any sort of brain eating bacteria in here
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                                            53.
                                            >You spot a big rock underwater, and attempt to stand on it
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                                            54.
                                            >Success
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                                            55.
                                            >Your head pokes out of the water
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                                            56.
                                            >But not without blowing water like a water hose
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                                            57.
                                            >It seems cartoon logic is already taking its effects on you
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                                            58.
                                            >All of a sudden, your ears pick up something
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                                            59.
                                            >Is that an airplane?
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                                            60.
                                            >You turn around
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                                            61.
                                            >Up there in the sky
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                                            62.
                                            >Through the clouds, you see 5 ponies flying in a V-formation
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                                            63.
                                            >Ah, no shit they're called the Wonderbolts
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                                            64.
                                            >It only takes them 3 seconds to fly overhead
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                                            65.
                                            >And as you turn your gaze to follow their trail, you spot it
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                                            66.
                                            >A giant, white castle
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                                            67.
                                            >Hanging by the side of a mountain
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                                            68.
                                            >Fuck yeah
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                                            69.
                                            >You are now Anonstallion in Equestria
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                                            70.
                                            >Canterlot doesn't look to far away now
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                                            71.
                                            >You look to your sides
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                                            72.
                                            >No wings?
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                                            73.
                                            >Oh well
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                                            74.
                                            >At the very least you got-
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                                            75.
                                            >Nope, no horn either
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                                            76.
                                            >Wingless, hornless, mareless Anonstallion in Equestria
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                                            77.
                                            >It seems you can't have anything good in life
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                                            78.
                                            >Is this even life?
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                                            79.
                                            >How can you be certain this isn't the afterlife?
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                                            80.
                                            >Or Hell?
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                                            81.
                                            >Too many thoughts to consider while standing in the river
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                                            82.
                                            >At the very least the water is gently rushing
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                                            83.
                                            >You make your way to the river side
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                                            84.
                                            >Hmm, no gravel, just
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                                            85.
                                            >Grass?
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                                            86.
                                            >Where are you?
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                                            87.
                                            >This place seems very familiar, you're sure you've seen it in an episode
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                                            88.
                                            >The river flows from where you see Canterlot
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                                            89.
                                            >The elevation seems to go down, slightly
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                                            90.
                                            >You seem to be facing Canterlot from the front-right side
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                                            91.
                                            >So that would be North, yes?
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                                            92.
                                            >It's not like you've been out hunting before
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                                            93.
                                            >This is the most grass you've ever touched, probably in your life
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                                            94.
                                            >Oh well, may as well enjoy it
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                                            95.
                                            >Making your way up, you seem to have gotten used to walking in all fours
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                                            96.
                                            >You try running
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                                            97.
                                            >Trotting
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                                            98.
                                            >Doing that thing that Pinkie Pie does, bouncing
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                                            99.
                                            >You trip and fall on your face again after doing that
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                                            100.
                                            >It seems that move is exclusive to her
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                                            101.
                                            >Speaking of ponies, if this is a river in the forest, where are the ponies?
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                                            102.
                                            >Lets see, Zecora lives in the Everfree Forest, which looks nothing like the forest you're currently standing in
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                                            103.
                                            >And Fluttershy lives...
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                                            104.
                                            >Uhm, where does she live again?
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                                            105.
                                            >You stop upon hearing something
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                                            106.
                                            >Something's moving in the bushes
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                                            107.
                                            >Your eyes turn to your left
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                                            108.
                                            >Where they focus on a singular bush
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                                            109.
                                            >From which, a small, white bunny shows up!
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                                            110.
                                            >Quite the jumpscare, if you say so yourself
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                                            111.
                                            ''Angel?''
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                                            112.
                                            >Is that your voice?
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                                            113.
                                            >The bunny freezes upon hearing its name
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                                            114.
                                            >Yeah that's Angel alright
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                                            115.
                                            >Oh, you weren't supposed to know that, right?
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                                            116.
                                            >Quick! Think of a lame excuse!
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                                            117.
                                            ''Uh, I mean I-''
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                                            118.
                                            >Angel rushes to the forest as quick as you utter those words
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                                            119.
                                            ''Okay, fuck me then...''
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                                            120.
                                            >You return your gaze to the river
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                                            121.
                                            >Its in that moment when you spot what probably startled Angel in the first place
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                                            122.
                                            >And right now, it makes your whole body dizzy
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                                            123.
                                            >Another pony in the other side of the river
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                                            >A green stallion
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                                            >With a dark grey tail
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                                            126.
                                            >and a question mark as his cutiemark
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                                            127.
                                            >A sharp, green horn, protuding from his mane
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                                            128.
                                            >And remarkably green eyes
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                                            129.
                                            >lost in a thousand yards
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                                            130.
                                            >staring right through your soul
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                                            131.
                                            >There's only 30 feet and a river, separating the two of you
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                                            132.
                                            >But the tension is drawing both of you closer and closer
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                                            133.
                                            >Is this a mirror?
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                                            134.
                                            >The way he stands is different than yours
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                                            135.
                                            >Hunching over, like a startled cat
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                                            136.
                                            >No, it can't be
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                                            137.
                                            >This is someone else
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                                            138.
                                            >Another anon from the board, maybe?
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                                            139.
                                            >Lets hope its not one of the shitposters
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                                            140.
                                            ''Hey, you must be Anon too, right?''
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                                            141.
                                            >He remains motionless
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                                            142.
                                            >''No fucking way...how'd you even get here?''
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                                            143.
                                            >Ah, you two even have the same voice!
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                                            144.
                                            >His sounds a little dissapointed now tho
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                                            145.
                                            >But come to think of it, you don't really remember
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                                            146.
                                            >You remember your depressive ass life prior to this
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                                            147.
                                            >But...
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                                            148.
                                            ''I mean, I just got here''
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                                            149.
                                            >''Too bad''
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                                            150.
                                            >Oh
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                                            151.
                                            ''Why, what happened?''
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                                            152.
                                            >His horn begins to glow an omminous, green hue
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                                            153.
                                            ''No no no slow down I'm not-''
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                                            154.
                                            >His posture is now arched, his face directly aiming at your body
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                                            155.
                                            ''WAIT WAIT WAI-''
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                                            156.
                                            >He lifts his head quickly
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                                            157.
                                            >Within a second, the green magic turns into a bright neon light
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                                            158.
                                            >You don't even think twice before running to the trees behind
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                                            >BOOM!
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                                            160.
                                            >A sudden shockwave forces you into the air
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                                            161.
                                            >The inertia and momentum you were carrying throw you deep into the forest before landing in a bush
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                                            162.
                                            >The sudden explosion even echoes through the forest
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                                            163.
                                            >What the fuck was that?
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                                            164.
                                            >You try to recover, but every single move only makes the bush go SHRHSHSHSHSH
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                                            165.
                                            >''Come back here!''
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                                            166.
                                            >The sound of unicorn magic is enough of a signal to get you up on all fours and start running again
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                                            167.
                                            >You turn around, and see a dark and brown cloud of dust
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                                            168.
                                            >Obscuring a faintly green aura, floating above the ground
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                                            169.
                                            >At that moment, a green beam of energy rips from the spot
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                                            170.
                                            >You manage to jump over a rock, which explodes shortly after
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                                            171.
                                            >it even makes a POP noise
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                                            172.
                                            >Imagine what it'd do to your body?
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                                            173.
                                            >While gaining distance from the terrifying lazer of death and destruction, a tree is cut, right in front of you
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                                            174.
                                            >The ground is clear enough for you to slide under it, avoiding the trunk falling on your face
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                                            175.
                                            >It seems the trees are actually dissipating as you run
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                                            176.
                                            >There's fewer and fewer trees as you run
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                                            177.
                                            >Just the bright blue sky in front
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                                            >Oh no
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                                            >Instinctively, you turn to your right
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                                            180.
                                            >An explosion however, halts your movement
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                                            181.
                                            >You turn back and start running to the left, getting closer and closer to the cliff
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                                            182.
                                            >You start to see more and more of the Equestria landscape as you duck under another one of the lazer attacks
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                                            183.
                                            >Indeed, you were close to Canterlot, and...
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                                            184.
                                            >Down below, you see a railway
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                                            185.
                                            >That's it!
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                                            186.
                                            >''HOLD STILL!''
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                                            187.
                                            >Your evil unicorn self seems to have a voice potent enough to echo in the distance
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                                            188.
                                            >But he can't aim for shit it seems
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                                            189.
                                            >Nevermind, another rock has been split in half, right in front of you
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                                            190.
                                            >This time you have to jump in time over the energy beam!
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                                            191.
                                            >You even rolled in the air, how nice of you!
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                                            192.
                                            >That's when you see the river, turn into a waterfall
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                                            193.
                                            >All you need to reach it, is another 15 seconds
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                                            194.
                                            >''WHERE'D YOU GO, FAGGOT?!''
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                                            195.
                                            >Yup, that confirms it, he's from the board
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                                            196.
                                            >''GRAAAAAH''
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                                            197.
                                            >9 seconds
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                                            198.
                                            >Another explosion drives several pieces of rock-shrapnel directly into your body
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                                            199.
                                            >It must be the adrenaline keeping you running at this point, you don't even feel it
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                                            200.
                                            >4 seconds
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                                            201.
                                            >You're bleeding from the left side of your body
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                                            202.
                                            >Weird, blood shouldn't be a thing in the show, right?
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                                            203.
                                            >You stop, dragging the mud across your hooves as you do so
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                                            204.
                                            >You're too exhausted to keep running
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                                            205.
                                            >You can barely catch your breath now
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                                            206.
                                            >You can hear your heart, pounding through your ears
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                                            207.
                                            >Shoot, how are you even standing right now?
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                                            208.
                                            >But atleast you've finally reached where the river ends in a waterfall
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                                            209.
                                            >From the edge, you can see that the river easily covers 100 ft from one side to the other, so crossing is a big no-no
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                                            210.
                                            >The drop is probably 150 ft, could you even survive it?
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                                            211.
                                            >Should you keep calling it feet or hooves?
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                                            212.
                                            >''This land isn't big enough for the two of us''
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                                            213.
                                            >You return your sights to the river
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                                            214.
                                            >Anon-unicorn is surrounded by a green magic aura
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                                            215.
                                            >hovering above the river
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                                            216.
                                            >Menacinginly
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                                            217.
                                            ''WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?!''
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                                            218.
                                            >That came out of you, with what little air you managed to gather
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                                            219.
                                            >''You'll understand. Actually, you won't. It's been a while since another one of us showed up here...''
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                                            220.
                                            >He's monologuing
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                                            221.
                                            >Clearly, he must be autistic
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                                            222.
                                            >Wait, did he say ''another one''?
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                                            223.
                                            ''Another one?''
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                                            224.
                                            >''...''
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                                            225.
                                            >The sounds of the waterfall is the only thing breaking this deafening silence
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                                            226.
                                            >''Oh God I fucked up...''
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                                            227.
                                            >He turns around, covering his face with his hooves in shame
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                                            228.
                                            >''Oh God, Oh Jesus, what do I do?''
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                                            229.
                                            >In that moment of spilled spaghetti, you don't hessitate further
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                                            230.
                                            >You gather all the remaining strenght in your body
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                                            231.
                                            >And so, you make one final run for the waterfall
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                                            232.
                                            >By the time he turns around, you're already in the air
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                                            233.
                                            >''OH MY FUCKING GOD!''
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                                            234.
                                            >The last thing you hear before hitting the water is the echoing sounds of autistic screeching in the distance...
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