T͝he̵ Inde͜f͏init͞e Pow͞er͜ of Love̡

A͠ g͝r̵ey ҉po͞ny sat̷ in the͟ ̷c̸en̶t̷er ͟o̧f͠ a̕ ͟d̨a҉r̵k͞, in͏si̧pid̸ ͏room, ͞a҉nd͏ n̨oth͠i̴n͜g͏ se҉e͠med t̷ó ̕e̡xist̕ ͢ot́her̕ ̧thàn͝ t̷he̛ ̕b҉rįǵḩt ̵sc҉r̸e͝en fla͏s̷h́ing ̨and ͏fl̷ícke̢r̢i̛ng͘ ͝iǹ f̴rơn͠t̛ of h̕i͞m, ̕ref̷l̷ect̕ìng͜ ҉of̶f of ̧hi҉s̛ ͡ştątio͢n͏ary ͡e͢yes.̢ ̴Not̷h̕i̸ng ̧aroun̢d̕ hi̸m͞ matter͞e̶d͡ t͏o ̕ḩi̶m̴ ͏a̡ǹy͠m͝or̶ę;̧ ̸it ̴w̕as͜ ̸ju͘s͟t͏ ̢a ̶bl͠a̡c̴k҉ voi̷d͞. An͞d͡ ̨n͠o̢t҉ a s̷i̷n̕g҉l̨e ͡sǫun̴d w̡as h͡e͠ard̵ ot͠he҉r th͡an̨ t҉h̸e m͝ur͡m̧ur̀ing̴ ̧o̕f ͠a̷ d̷i͜s͢t̸a͝n͏t ̕un̶iv̛erse áńd̛ ͘o͡ccasión̸a̡l͟ly̴ a͜ s͘u҉dd͟en̷ l̴o͝ud, ͢r̢au͟co̡us̡ ͢e̕x̸ṕl̵o͏sio͏n͜ t̸hat͏ wơuld ̴je͞rk hi҉m̵ ̢a͠w̷ak̵ȩ ̷a͏s ̨soo̶n ̵as he̛ ̨wer͡e tơ s̛t͢art͏ fàl̛ļin̢g̢ a̧sle͏ep̶.͝

͟‘HUM̸ÀN̕S AL͝LY̨I͘NG ̢WI͝TH̴ Y̕AK͘Y̕A̢K̢ĮS̕TA̡N̛S ̸ÌN ̕WÀR’̀

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̵T̕hat̴ ͏was ͏t͝he̡ h͠eadĺi̢n̢e on ̕t̶he ͞ne͡w͠s͏, not̨ ̕t̡h҉a̡t͠ he͠ n̢ec̛e͡ss͟a̶r͜il͝ý c̢a͡red. ͠T̵he̵ g͟r̀e͘y s͜tal̶li̢o̸n͡ ́ig҉n̵o̵red̴ ̵t̶he҉ des҉ṕo̸ǹd҉ency dr̕i̡f̕ti҉n̨g͟ ̨i̶ņ ͡t̶he͜ roo͟m̨ ͜a̢n҉d͡ r͘eac̛h̴ed ̡f́o̴r ̷th̴e ͜sǫd͡a̶ t̶hat̀ h̛a̧d b̨een̴ l͏eft on̨ ͡t͢he̸ ta͜ble͜,͏ ̨aǹd ̶coúldn’t͡ ͞f̡ind w̷he̛re ̛ìt͝ h̸a͡d̴ ͞b͜e҉en àf̀ter͝ s̷ca͢n̵n̶ing t̢h҉e surf̧a̵c̡e ̷o͟f t͘he̴ ̨i͠nvi҉si҉b̡l̢e̴ tabl҉e͜ wit͠h ͢his ҉h̶oo̧f͞.̸ H͞e ̡ass̀u҉med th͟ąt͞ ̵it had b̴ee̡n ͢so͢meh̕o̢w̷ ̷kno͢ckèd to͞ ҉t̸he ̸fl͟o͡or͢, ͟dir҉ty͏in҉g ́t͝he͢ ̵carpét̶ év͟en͢ ̴mor̴e͡ t͏h͢a͟n͘ i̡t ̨w̵as̶ a͞l҉ready̴, ̢a̢nd͞ h͡e g̀roan͝ed in҉ di͡s̸appo̸i̵n̵t̡m͜e̸ńt̸. ͘Get͘t̛ing͏ out ͠of͞ his c̀h̴air t̕o͡ ͏get ͟sn҉a͝c̸ks f҉r͠om ͠h͢iś ̵f̷o͘o͠d wa҉s s̕o͢m͡e̴tḩi͝n̕g ̢he ha̶ted d̨o͞i҉ng̵, b̕ut͠ ͝ha͏d ́a de͝l҉ici͞ous̀ ͜re̷w͠a͢r̢d̕ ́t͏h͢a͠t wa͝s ͘us̛u̸all͞y͠ ́wor͞th th͜é e͢ff͞ort͜.̷ Bu͡t͝ ͞th͏i̴s̛ ̕ti͡m͟e, he̵ d͜ec̵i̛de҉d̛ ̡no̢t t̴o̡ do̡ sǫ, ̧i͏na̢smuch as his̶ s͝om̶n̷o͜l͞e̢n͞cę w̕as ͘a͢i̢d̷ing̵ ͜his ḑe҉c̨isi͝o͞n-̀m̵a̵ki͞ǹg. What̀ h̢e ̡did find ̵with hi͡s͢ ho͡of̵,̛ ͜howe̛v҉e̡r̢, w̵as a cou͏ple of̨ ça̢nist͠e̵rs ́t҉ha͏t ҉nęed̢ed ́hi͟s ͜a͟tt͘én̸t̷iòn͞.͘

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H͠è men҉t̶a̵l͢l͟y ͠c̢r͟i̧ed͜ ͞aś he ̧s̨lid͏ ̷t͢o the ̕f̧loor ̧aņd̸ c̨rept ̕up to ̧th̶e͠ ͞ta̶ble.̷ I͏ ̢n͡eȩd t͟o ͞take įt̶.̛ ̸Ta̸k̶e͝ ͜it ͟no͠w.҉ ̴N̶o͢ ̧mo̕r̴e̶ ͞c͠hair tiḿe̶. ̶T҉a͞k͢e ̨i͏t͜ no͜w̛. I͟ nȩe̶d ͘to̵ t͘a͠ke̡ ̕it͏...̛ T́he̸ c̢a̛ni̛s̴t̡ers̸ tra̵nsf̴orm͞ed i͝ńt͡o͝ ͡a͝ ̢c̶o͜u̸p̧l͜e͡ ͝o̷f͘ ͡w̷hite pi̵l̡ls ąn̵ḑ ͟d͢ìsapp̴ȩa̶red̵ do͜wn ͜h̢i͞s ̕th͠r̸o͏at.҉ ͟H͘e̷ wa̡s̵ ̸bo̵u͡nd̕ ͠t̵o̴ ͟b̷e fin͏e҉ and̨ ͞dand̸y͠ ̛in ̵n͝o͠ ti̸me, ̸thoug͠h̢t̡ h͞e.͟ ̨S̸ud͜d͟enly,͘ th̸e҉ wor̀l̡d͢ lit̕ u͡p, ͠t̸hę rơom ̡was̀ f̶íl̸l̵ed̵ ̸w͡it̵ḩ ̧w͝a̡rm,̶ yȩl̡low ̡l̵ight,̧ ͝and ͢he͞ could su͢dde̛nly̸ ̢s͠ȩe̵ e͏very̸thìng͘. ̶Ţhat͟ ͢ónly̷ ͘last̛e̸d up ̕t͡o ҉a sp̵lit se͟c̡o͢n͝d, f͜or̷ ̷he̛ ͡q͝uickļy s̢ḩut ͏his̀ ̷e̸y͘e̴s ̶again̕ af̷ter͞ ̶h̶av̀įn͢g͜ ͘ḩìs ͟r͟ȩt͜inąe͢ ig͡n͠i̢t̢ed̕ ͢i̡nt͘o͢ f҉la̧m̶es.̡ ͟Af̡tȩr ̛a̸ ̢fa͡irly̡ qui̵c̨k͠ re҉cover̕y҉, t̛h̢e l̷i̴g̨h́t cr̴e̷pt baćk ҉in̵to h̛i͟s͡ ey̶ęs ͞a͜s h̨e͟ peek̢ed͜ bàck̛ a̸t th҉e ҉w͢o̵rld ͘a̛r̛o̸ưǹd͟ h͘i̵m. Wa͘s̛ th̛i͟s͠ the͡ ẃo͡r͜ld̴ ̡he ̵wás̢ ín?̕ How çou͡l͏d he̵ ͞b̧e ̷so ̢o̵bliv̡io̢u͢s t̶o ̕sưch͏ co̧l̢o͟rs͜?҉

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H҉i͢s͘ ́treḿb̢li͠ng h͘o͝ov̡es͡ ̵c͝l͝óppe̡d͢ ̢a̕wa̷y ͜fr̷o̸m͜ ͢thé t̢el͏ev̸is̡io̧n̢ a͡n̛d t́hroùgh ͜h̕i̛s h͡om҉e ͘as ̸h̡e ͞s͞lo͞wl̷y b͝eg҉àn̛ ̧t͢o ͟ŗe̴c͜o҉gni̷z͜e ͡the layơut͢ ̵o͠f ̷t͟he̷ a͞r̶e͠a̵. Ţhi͏s͏ was͞ h͝is h͜o͢me̛? ̧He̷ ͠stum͠b͠l̴e̕d͢ th͢r̶ou͢g҉h̀ th͘e͘ ̷ba̴t́hro͟om ͞do̕or̴ a̛n̶d áp̡proac̸h͜e͞d̸ ̷ţhe sinķ. ͟A gŕe͞y hoof̛ ̀tu͢r̨ne͏d͘ o̴n th̢e ͏f͏a̢u̷c҉et,͢ ̢an͘d ͢w̕a̸t̨eŗ b̡ega͏n tơ po̕ur҉ ińto t͠h͞e̡ s͝ink̨. ͢H̶e ̨spl͞a̕shed̡ ̧the̷ ͠w̧at͝e͘r ińţo h͡i͝s͢ fac͡e ̕wi͏th̕ ̛hi͜s hoov̸es͟ a̷n͞d let t͞he̢ wate̴ŗ ̢burn ͏int̛o̧ ͞h̕i͡s̸ ͞fa͢c̨ę. ̡H͢e loo̕ked ͝u̸p ͡into̷ ͏t͠h͞e̡ mirror ͘t̛o͏ ̧f̶in͡d̢ a͝ f̧a̴c͜e ͠st҉aring righ͟t̵ ͞back̸ at hi̡m҉, ͠s͜ta͏r̷i͜ng i̕nt͞o͡ hi͞s so͝ųĺ. ͜It́ w̷a̡s ̢an ͏a̸ǵèd҉ fa̕će w̷i̴th̡ p̀e̢ri͢orb҉ital̷ ҉d͏ark͠ ͜c̀ir͞c͝le̵s un͝de͢r ̢i͢t̢s̡ ȩyes͡,͟ ͠and ́th͞at ͟fa͜ce ͠was ͟n͝ot wel̸co҉me. ̶He͝ ͘sp͠a͘t ̀in҉to t҉h̨e ̶m҉írror an̵d swi͞tc̀he̛d̸ ́of͝f t͞h҉e ̶fąuce͢t̢.́ H͜e̷ ͝kn͘e҉w͝ wa͝ter͘ ͘wòu̶ldn̶'̶t͞ ͜wor̸k. H̸e͘ ͞ne͏ed͝ed͝ ͏h͝i͘s ́m̡ed͏icin̷e. ̷Th̕e s̀t͠a̴l҉l͠ìo͠n̵ ̕s҉t̷epp̛e͢d o҉ut o̢f ̡t̶he b̀ath͠r͞oom ̷aǹd ma͟d̸e̷ h̴i̷ś w̢ay̧ tow͝a̷rd the̛ ͏kitc̡hen̢.

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̡Alo͞n҉g th̵e ̧journ҉ey̸ a͢cr̡o͟şs ̷t͞hé u͜n҉iv̢ęr͜se̴,̸ ̨h̴e ͢s̢topp͡ed ͝o̵ǹcé ̨he m̀a͝de͞ ey̸e c͝onta̧ct̨ ͝wit͘h ̧an ̕oĺd ph͘ot̨o̧ hun҉g̡ ̴u҉ṕ on͟ the̴ y͟ell̵ow̨ ̛h̨al͡ļwa̷y walĺ. ̶He s͞ţo͏od͝ ͜t́he͟r͢e͡ an̶d̷ ̀sta̕r̛ed҉ ̕at̷ ̷it͠—̀a̢ ̡p̶ictur͜e̢ ́o̷f him al͘ongsid̢e ̕a̸ ̡blue ̴m̵a͜re̸. Théy w͢er̡é bot̶h ̷sm͟i͘li̕n͡g̨. ͘He ̛r̡e̸m̶em͟be̛ŕe͏d̨ e̷xac̨tl͜y when͡ t̷h͏e̷ pi̡c̢ture ̸wa̕s ͢ta҉k͏en͘,̕ ͝án̸d h͟e ̶c̨her҉i̕she͞d ̴thi͟s͢ ́m͜e̛mo̡ry d́ȩep̧ļy͝ ̵in his͝ h̡ea͝r͠t. ͟He ͘hung ̴h̕i̸s͠ ̢hȩa̷d dow̛n͡ low ͏aǹd͠ c͟on͢ti͏nu͡e͟d t͢o ̴walk͢ down thè ͏h̛allw̛a̶y̕ ̸with̸ his ͏m̸i͡n̶d̸ cur̵r͟ent͠ly r͢ese͜r̴ve͘d͠ and ͟h̨įm u̧nc͠o͡nscįǫu͢s ̛t̸o̕ ̧w͟h̨ic̶h͟ ̷d̢i̴re͟c͏t̕io̢n he̶ ̸w̷as ͞he͘a̸d҉ed̨.͠ But ͘h̛e o̡n̸ce ͢a͏g҉aiń ͜f͞o͘u̶n̢d hi̧m̧s̀elf̡ ̀iņ ́a ͞f́am͡i̵l̨iar̴ rơo͠m ͏thąt ̧h͝ąd be̡e͝n ͢s̶t̛o͡r͠e̸d įņside̡ ͏his͜ h̵íp͢poc͘a͠mpu̡s ͠as the ̵'kit͡çhe͜n'.͜ ͟

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̕H̴e̴ ̷swìp͏ed̸ ̡o̴pęn̷ ҉a blųe̕ ̵medicine ͞c̵a͜bin͘et͠ ͝a͡bo͏ve ҉h̛is͏ ̵ki̴t́c͝h̀en’̶s͞ ͠s̷to͢v͝e̛ wit́h ͞hi̶s ho͘of,͟ snatc҉hed͘ ̧up ͜a ̧couple o͝t̴hęr͟ ͠p͢r̨e͠s͟c͏ribed med̢icat̸i҉on͏s,̶ ̛and͟ ͝s͠wallow̷e͜d̴ the͡m̕. ҉H̴e̡ ͘ştopped ̨to ̢f̢ee͢l̸ th̴e ҉p̨il͡ls͏ ́sl̴ìde ̶d͜ow̷n h͢i͠s̡ th̨ro̢a̡t ̡a̴nd d͜isap͝pear ͠i̸n̴to̵ the̷ b͝eat̷in͡g̸ dr͡u̡m̡ ͜i͜n҉s͟ide̡ hi̶s ch͏e̵s̷t.̷ ́T͟h͢ey̨ ̵see̡med̶ to have̴ ̨me͘lted҉ i̷nt͏o̶ ̶h҉is blo̴od҉ veins̢.̕ He ͟awai͞te̶d ̛th͡e ̛m͞ed͝ic̶a͜t̴i͢ons͠'͏ ̡inf̕lue̡n̨c͢e̡ upo̧n̕ him.̀

́He̸ ̧co̵uld ̨feèl ̴his hea̵r͏t͢b̨eat́ ̵in ̛hi̧s ͢e̵y̸e̸s̡ and͟ ͡e͢a͝rs, an̵d the҉ ̀iņs̸id̶e҉ o̷f͜ his͢ ͏sou̕l̶ w̶er͘è ͏páįn͡t҉ed red ąs ͟h́e rea̷l͘i̡z̢ed͏ ţh͠at͠ h̀i̷s ͘t͟r̕uȩ ̡dȩsti̕ny̧ w̢às ͢of͞ con͞ţri̕b̸uti̛ńg ̀to̢ ̛şociet͝y. ́H͘e͜ ̀s̴m͜i̡led a͢nd ran̨ o̴u̶tsi̢de̶ to ̵g҉reet ͝t͢h̸è vas͝t͘ ͡uņìv͝er͠s̢e.͜

T͜h҉e͡ ̴out̨side ẃa̕s͞n'͟t҉ ͏qu͞it͞e̵ likè he ha̧d ŗeme͘m͘b͠ered̡. H͡e͜ rèm͝e̵mbe̡r͡èd ̡it b͠ein̕g̛ caĺm̛ a͢n͞d n͠ìce, w͟i͜t͝h͠ t̡he so͡un̸d̕s̛ ̢o͡f ̨birds ̶chi͠r͠p̀in̨g anḑ ̵pónie̷s c̶h̢e҉er̡ful̷ļy sta̧n̛ding͏ ͠a̢roun̡d,̵ ta͜l̵ki͟ǹg͜, ̵an̨d ͜g̀a̵ll̸o̷pin͏g̢.̷ ̀Bu̴t͟ ̛h̶e̢ ͡a̛sşumed t͢h̶e̛s̀e̡ ͟m̸emơr͟ies ͠w͢e̵re̡ ̛fa͏l͢s͡e. ̡Eve̶ryth́i͜n͏g ̷wa̷s ͠d̸e̡ad҉ ̀s̴ile͠n̶t͏, ̕ex̕cèpt ̡f͝or͟ the ̵śo̶u͜n̸ds͢ o͟f͘ p̨o͏n͘ies s͟cre͢am҉ing and ̢a b̴it̕ o̸f̛ ͝co̵mm͝o͝t̀io͢n.̢

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N͜o.͢ ̛T̷hi̛s c҉an̡’t̨ b͡e̷! H͞is ̢smil͡e͠ ̧ha̕d̶ ̡q̵u̢íc̛k̀ly d҉i̧ęd͞ ͏do͝wn͡ ̸oņce ̴he͏ ͘r͝ealiz̸ed͢ h̨e̴ ͘wąs̸ f̕ac̕in̶g̵ ͞his̵ ̢w̢orst ̶ńig̀htmar̨e͜.̵ The ̨humáns wer͟e̛ a͠lr͞ead̴y ̶t̵h͞ere̵. Th͢ey we̛rè ̵w̧įeldi҉n҉g the͡i҉r̀ ̨deád͞ly s̕h̶o̕tg̨ún̡s͏ a̵n͏d ̸m͝ar̨ch̨įn͜g ͏do̕w͞n ̷t̡he s̸t̨re͘e͝ts o͞f͞ ͜P̡o̴n҉y̴v́i̶llȩ. ͜Ponies ̷w̢e͢r̕e ͟r͜un͝ning fo̵r̡ ̢their d͜e̛ar͡ ̛li͢v̸es ̛a̕nd̀ ͢tr̀yi͢ng̶ ţo g̨e̶t s͜ómew͏here҉, any̡whe̸re a̛w̴ay͝ ͘fr̸om ͢t̀he͠ ͟h͝úma͘n͟s͞,͢ ͜where̕ ̨the̷y c͝o͜uld b̀e ͟s̷a͢fe. ͢H͠e ҉g͡as̸pęd as he͏ ͠sa̶w ̡o̷ne of t͟he̴ hu̕ma̕ns g̴ŗàb̨ a b҉l̶u͝e ͝P͘egas̛us͏ ́m̶are͡ off̕ t҉he͡ g̢ro҉u̢nd ̡an̕d͠ s̕wąll͡ow̛ ͠h̡e̛r̴ ͟wh̢ol̷e̴.͘ ̢Nea͡r͜by ą ̢s͘mal̕ļ ͠f̧ill̡y ̡w̵as ͜ne͏arly̸ t҉r̵a͘m̧ple̛d ̕befor͞e h̢er ͞m͝other̕ ̛c͡am̷e ́to͞ t҉he͞ rescue. T͝his ̷i͡g͡ni͘t͏ed ͘th͡e͏ ̧f̡ir̵ese͡ed͞ ̕o͏f a͟n͏ge̛r w͏i̴thin͠ him; h̀e͟ ̛kn̶ew̢ h͠i̡s ̵duty.

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̵Al̸l҉ òf̧ ̶th̀e ͢poníe̸s͘ ͘ga̷t͜he̷red̴ a̡rǫúnd ̷him ́a͡nd ͟c̴heered́ h̸im̵ o̴n͡ ás ̷h҉e͏ ma̸g͠i̸caĺl͞y ̧l̷i͜f͘te̕d͘ o̕f͞f ́o̷f͡ t̸h͘e ͠groun͞d a̶n͜d ̸b͏ega͘n t͜o hea͞r͞t̷i͡ly̨ ̸ch͜ant͟:͞

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“̸W҉e͝ w̷i͜ĺl̀ ͟love̡!̶ W͟e a͞re ̴lo͞ve! Th͏is i̸s ͢l͘o̸ve!̛ ҉W͏ę wil͝l̴ sh͠ow̕ y͞o҉ù f͟o͝ul m̕onst͠e͘rs҉ ̶ẁhat l̕ov̴e͟ ͟i̷s!”

̕All ơf͠ th͡e̴ p̧oǹi҉es ch̸a͝nt͜ed̢ ͝a͟lo͟ng҉ w̛ith͞ ̡h͠įm҉, t͝h̀eįŗ ̀w̴o͏r҉d͢s ͢w̵iel̀din̕g ̕l̵o͜v̡e̕, h̢o͝p̛e͠, joy, ͟a͝n͞d ̨th̢e̢ ͝m͝a̴ny̵ o̕t̡h͘er̸ ͡mess̨a͏ges̀ ͝t̴hei͞r̴ m̨ea̕ni̵n̷gf̀ul͝ wór҉d̨s͝ bo̢r͝e̷.̵ ̨Th͟ey ҉a͠ll͜ ͜f͡el̸t̨ t͟he͝ ̢magi̵c̛ co̷u͢r̨s̶ing͝ ̢t̷hr̕o̷ugh ͏t҉hèm͡. ͞They al͝l ͝f̕elt th́e ĺo͜ve̸.

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T́he̶ g͢r͞e̕y͞ ̢st̢al͠l̵i̢óǹ i҉n t͟he ̶air͏ ͟śhe͞d à s͝i҉n͘gl̛e te̵ar̷ ̷a҉s a ͠ŕain͝bo̴w-c̵o͏lǫr͟e̛d̵ ͏beam͠ shot̢ out ͟o̸f h̡is̷ ̴ch͢es͠t ͠and ͏w҉as̵ ͠tra̴ns̡f̀er̢re͘d in̸to̷ th҉e̷ i̸m͞m̨éns͘e̸ ͘a̸rm͠y òf̕ ͘p̨e͢ople. H͡ȩ cr̢ied͜ ̡oút͞ ͟àş ̕th̷e ́hum̡a̡ń a͘r͞m̴y͞ ͝wa͟s ͠aņn͠i̧h͜ila̢t͡e͘d a̕n̴d ͝raz̴e̷d̸ t̷o th̨e g͞ro̵u̶nd̢. In̡ th́e͘ir̕ ̢p͞lace̢ st͏oǫd ͠th͞i҉rtee̸n̛ po͏ni͏es̛ t͡h̛a͏t had̨ bȩe̴n͏ ̀th̛e ́p͟oor̶ v̨i̧c̛ti͘m̸ş ͝of͜ t̢he hu̧m̷a͏n̷s’͢ ̡car̷n҉i͞v̛oro͡us ea҉ti͝ng ͏h̕ab͏i̧t̸ş.͟ Ęv̶ery͢ǫn͝e ch͏e̕e̶r̡ȩd̛ ̸wi͏th̡ g̀lee҉ as e͢v͏e͢r̛yt͡h̨in͢g w̧ás ͜áll͜ bac̀k t͘o̸ ͟nǫr͏m͘a̕l and ҉th͟e p̴on҉ies͝ of̸ E͜q̛ue͏s̛tr̡ià ret͡urned͟ to ̛the͞i͜r͠ no̧r̵m̧ąl,́ ̛h̸ąpp͟y li̢ves̸.͝

̨Ev͏eryt̵hi̵n҉g̶ w̵as ́over̵, ҉and th͞e̸ s͞t̸a͡ll̛iơn̵ drifted ͏b͜a̷ck̛ ͘do͠wn͝ to ͝t͢h̀e̶ s͡u̕rfa̛c̵e͜.̶ H̛i͟s ̶bo҉dy̨ c̕ol̛laps̵ed҉ ͜t̛o th́e̸ ҉grou͟n͡d̕ unt͠íl͘ hi͏s͟ ͢heav̀y ͏pan҉t̨ing ͝s̡l҉ów͘ed͏ d̛own͜ i͜nt̶o n̵o͢r̷mal b̕r̸e̡a͘t̶h̢s. ̨S͝udd̕ȩn̵ly͜,̛ h̡e ard͢e̕n̵tl̢y spr͡a̕n̨g ̛b̢ac͘k̡ ͜to ̴lifè.̴ ͟The͝ ͢g̛r͡e͘y̵ ̀stalli̴ơn̨’s f͞aće ̕l̸it up, a͞nd͠ h̀e ͟je͞rk̴ed͞ h̨i҉s͠ ͜hèa̴d̢ t̀o ̛f̴a̴ce t͢he ̕c̨ąm͝er͝a̕.̸

“̧A̧nd ̴t͜h͝a̷t͜’̸s w̢hy̨ y̵ou̷ tak͟e̕ yoùr̶ ҉medi͜c̡a̵t̢io͝ns̸:̵ so you ͏ća͡n̷ ̸tak͜e li̷f̴e ̷iǹ ͠yo̡ur͠ hoov͜es͞!̡”

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A button was pressed, and the screen instantaneously waned to black. A grey stallion got out of his chair and walked away from his television.

“Stupid television... Stupid television advertisements... I'm going to the park to actually do something worth my time,” he muttered aloud as he walked out the door to embrace such a nice, beautiful day.