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~!~ Mane snarled, tangled in branbles, you struggle through the thick forest, having lost your way, stepped off the path of security and everything real and safe. The hot breath of the summer afternoon is suffocating within the tropical trees, the twigs tearing violetly at you, and you speed up, travelling at a lopsided canter, trying to get away from the cluches of each bush. And suddenly, you burst out into a cove, large, filled with bright, crystalline sand. The trees behind sigh gently in the quiet breezes, cooling and lifting your torn mane off of your neck. A light silvery mist hangs over the early morning beach, shrouding it in a veil of beauty and mystery. Just a hint of euphoria, a tiny taste of what Utopia might be, you step forward, leaning down to admire the rocking, briny waters at your feet, the soft rush of each wave soothing and calm. The thick, white sand cushions your weary legs, and you sigh in content, this place somewhere in the depths of a hidden inlet a hint of paradise undiscovered. Or is it... Raising your head, you notice a grey shadow, standing somewhere nearby, blanketed in the grey mist, a taste of stallion. He blends, his iron coat almost glowing softly from the shadows, his thick mane billowing around his face, long tail almost to the ground. His dark, enchanting eyes are lost somewhere, enraptured with his home, enraptured with the sea, and something more... Curious, you step forward, wondering who the mystery before you might be... ~!~

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"I would do anything
just to peel back the waves
Make a hole
so I can breathe
so I can live under the sea.... "

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~ Herd Members ~

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