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~!~ The day is crystal clear, bright, brilliant. Out for an early morning stroll, your airy hooves dauntingly lead you down a different path, your mind hungry for exploration, curiosity catching you as you round the bend to discover a new way to walk. However, somewhere down the path, stones grow beneath you, brambles appear from nowhere, and you feel caught, stressed between the two extremes, choked with pain at your hooves, thorns at your side. Stuttering unevenly, you lurch forward, the twigs tearing at you as you stumble past each. Speeding up, travelling at a lopsided canter, trying to get away from the clutches of each bush your eyes widen - where are you? And suddenly, you burst out into a meadow, large, rolling, brilliant. Motion grinding to a halt, breath sharp and fast, you shiver quietly, feeling the soothing, lush grasses cushioning your aching hooves. The endless borderline of trees breathes lightly in the gentle breezes, cooling and lifting your torn mane off of your neck. A light silvery mist hangs over the meadow, 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, noting a small stream nearby. Approaching, you lean down to get a drink from the bubbling rivulet, gurgling and splashing round its banks, playful and bright. The lush, thick grasses cushion your weary legs, and you sigh in content, this place somewhere in the depths of the forest a hint of paradise undiscovered. Or is it... Raising your head, you notice a golden shadow, standing somewhere nearby, blanketed in the gray mist, a taste of stud. He blends, his platinum coat almost glowing softly from the shadows, thick mane cresting around his face, long tail almost to the ground. Pallid, faded coat hiding him from what he fears most, he seems not to notice you at all. His dark, enchanting eyes are lost somewhere, enraptured with his home, and something more... Curious, you step forward, wondering who the mystery before you might be... ~!~

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