1. Are you sure about this, Scootaloo?
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2. I've never even heard
of a pony zip lining before.
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3. Neither have I, but Spike told me it was awesome!
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4. See anything?
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5. Tree sap and pine needles, but no cutie mark.
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6. Plan B?
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7. Yeah. You know where we can find
a cannon at this hour?
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8. It's no use!
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9. No matter what we try, we always
end up without our cutie marks.
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10. And surprisingly often covered in tree sap.
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11. Maybe we should do something less dangerous.
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12. Like pillow testing.
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13. Or flower sniffing.
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14. This town is full of ponies,
who have their cutie marks.
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15. Why don't we ask them how they did it?
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16. That's a great *safe* idea.
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17. Yeah! And we can start with
the coolest pony in Ponyville.
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18. - Applejack!
- Rarity!
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19. Come on, guys, I said "cool"!
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20. You know who I'm talking about.
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21. She's fast. She's tough.
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22. She's not afraid of anything!
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23. Pinkie Pie?
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24. No! The greatest flyer ever
to come out of Cloudsdale.
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25. Fluttershy?
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26. No! Rainbow Dash!
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27. Oh! Yeah, that makes much more sense.
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28. Of course!
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29. Let's do it. Let's find how
Rainbow Dash earned her cutie mark!
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30. YEAH!
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31. Get back here, you thievin' vermins!
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32. Thievin' what now?
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33. Apple Bloom?
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34. Hey sis! How'd you get your cutie mark?
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35. I never told you that story?
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36. Hey! I thought we were gonna ask Rainbow Dash.
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37. We need all the help we can get.
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38. Fine.
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39. Why, shoot.
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40. I was just a little filly.
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41. Even littler than y'all.
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42. I didn't want to spend my life
at a muddy old apple farm.
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43. I wanted to live the sophisticated life.
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44. Like my Aunt n' Uncle Orange.
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45. So I set out to try my luck in a big city.
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46. Manehattan!
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47. The most cosmopolitan city in all of Equestria.
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48. Ey! Outta the way, you rube!
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49. I knew I'd find out who I was
meant to be in Manehattan.
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50. Aunt Orange! Uncle Orange!
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51. Thank y'all so much for lettin' me stay!
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52. "Y'all". Ahahaha...
Isn't she just the living end?
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53. How quaint.
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54. Don't worry. We'll have you acting
like a true Manehattanite in no time.
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55. And how are you finding good old Manehattan?
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56. Oh, it's simply divine.
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57. Very well said, my dear.
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58. Although, I must admit the city noise
took some getting used to.
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59. Where I'm from, nights are so quiet...
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60. you seldom hear a peep
until the roosters wake you.
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61. The... what?
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62. I say, my dear, what
in the world is a "rooster"?
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63. What's he talking about?
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64. What do I say?
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65. I don't wanna look like a fool.
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66. Dinner is served.
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67. Thank goodness. Being a city pony's hard work.
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68. I'm so hungry I could eat a...
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69. Cock-a-doodle-doo...
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70. Oh, I wonder what Granny Smith
and Big Macintosh are up to.
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71. I bet they're applebuckin' their way
through the Red Delicious trees.
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72. Oh, what I wouldn't give for just one bite...
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73. I never felt so homesick in all my days
as I did right then.
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74. It was amazin'!
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75. A rainbow pointin' right back to... home.
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76. In that moment, it all became clear.
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77. I knew right then just who I was supposed to be.
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78. That's when this here appeared.
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79. I've been happily workin' in the farm ever since.
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80. There they are!
Get back here, ya thievin' vermins!
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81. That was such a sweet story!
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82. Sweet? Try sappy.
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83. Come on! We've got to find Rainbow Dash
and hear the cool way to get a cutie mark.
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84. All right, little ones. This way. This way.
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85. You really should be more careful.
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86. Somepony could get hurt.
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87. Why you in such a hurry anyway?
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88. We're trying to find Rainbow Dash, so we
can hear how she earned her cutie mark.
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89. Oh, that would be interesting.
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90. You know, I wouldn't have gotten
my cutie mark if it weren't for her.
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91. Rainbow Dash? Really?
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92. Oh yes. It all started at Summer Flight Camp.
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93. You'd never guess, but when
I was little I was very shy.
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94. And a very weak flyer.
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95. Nice going, "Klutzershy"!
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96. They oughta ground you permanently.
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97. HA! My baby brother can fly better than you!
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98. It was the most humiliating moment of my life.
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99. And then, out of nowhere...
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100. Leave her alone!
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101. Ooh, what are you gonna do, "Rainbow Crash"?
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102. Keep making fun of her and we'll find out!
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103. You think you're such a big shot?
Why don't you prove it?
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104. Whaddya have in mind?
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105. - You're going down!
- In history, maybe.
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106. See you boys at the finish line!
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107. I've never seen such beautiful creatures.
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108. Butterflies don't fly as high as my cloud home.
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109. And I've never been near the ground before.
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110. What is this place
Filled with so many wonders
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111. Casting its spell
That I am now under
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112. Squirrels in the trees
And the cute little bunnies
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113. Birds flying free
And bees with their honey
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114. Honeeey!
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115. Oh, what a magical place
And I owe it all to the pegasus race
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116. If I knew the ground had so much up its sleeve
I'd have come here sooner and never leave!
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117. Yes, I love everything!
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118. Shhh...
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119. It's okay.
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120. You can come out.
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121. Everything's okay.
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122. There's nothing to be afraid of.
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123. Somehow I had the ability to communicate
with the animals on a different level.
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124. Wait, wait, wait. What happened to Rainbow Dash?
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125. What about the race?
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126. Oh. Well, I wasn't there so
I don't really know what happened.
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127. Come on, Crusaders. We've gotta find her.
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128. Besides, I can't take any more singing.
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129. Maybe my sister knows where she is?
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130. Bye, Fluttershy!
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131. Bye, girls!
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132. How do we get roped into this?
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133. Oh, we'll never hear Rainbow Dash's story.
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134. Are you girls still obsessing
over your cutie marks?
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135. Of course! Most other fillies
at school already have theirs.
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136. Mmm, I know how you feel.
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137. For the longest time I couldn't
figure out why I didn't have mine.
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138. Well done, Rarity. Your costumes are very nice.
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139. Nice? They need to be spectacular!
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140. And the performance is tomorrow!
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141. I tried every trick I could think of,
but nothing seemed to work.
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142. The costumes just weren't right.
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143. And the play opened that night!
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144. Maybe I'm not meant to be
a fashionista after all.
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145. What's going on?
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146. I had no idea where my horn was taking me.
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147. But unicorn magic doesn't
happen without a reason.
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148. I knew this had to do with my love of fashion...
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149. and maybe even my cutie mark!
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150. I knew that this was...
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151. MY DESTINY!
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152. A ROCK?
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153. That's my destiny?
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154. What is your problem, horn?
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155. I followed you all the way out here for a rock?
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156. Dumb rock!
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157. Ugh!
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158. These namby-pamby stories aren't getting us
any closer to our cutie marks!
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159. They're all about finding who you really are
and boring stuff like that.
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160. Yes, Scootaloo, that's exactly...
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161. Come on, girls! We need action!
We need Rainbow Dash!
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162. As a young filly in Canterlot, I've always
wanted to go to the Summer Sun Celebration...
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163. where Princess Celestia raises the sun.
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164. And I saw the most amazing,
most wonderful thing I've ever seen.
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165. I poured myself into learning
everything I could about magic.
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166. My parents decided to enroll me in
Princess Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns.
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167. It was a dream come true!
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168. Except for one thing...
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169. I had to pass an entrance exam!
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170. Well, Miss Sparkle?
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171. Well, Miss Sparkle?
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172. We don't have all day.
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173. I knew this was the most
important day of my life...
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174. that my entire future would be affected
by the outcome of this day...
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175. and I was about to blow it!
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176. I'm sorry I wasted your time.
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177. Twilight Sparkle.
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178. Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean...
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179. You have a very special gift.
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180. I don't think I've ever come across
a unicorn with your raw abilities.
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181. Huh?
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182. But you need to learn to tame
these abilities through focused study.
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183. Huh?
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184. Twilight Sparkle, I'd like to make you
my own personal protege here at the school.
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185. HUH?
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186. Well?
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187. YES!
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188. One other thing, Twilight.
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189. More?
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190. My cutie mark!
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191. Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes
yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes...
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192. - Okay, okay.
- We're happy for you, Twilight.
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193. Yeah, thrilled. Let's get out of here
while we still can.
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194. yesyes, YEEEES!
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195. Are you okay?
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196. Um... yes.
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197. Aaargh, why don't ever smash into Rainbow Dash?
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198. You're looking for Rainbow Dash?
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199. If I was her, I'd be at Sugarcube Corner.
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200. Of course, if I was anyone,
I'd be at Sugarcube Corner.
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201. Hey! I have an idea!
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202. Wanna go to Sugarcube Corner?
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203. Well, we're sort of looking for Rainbow Dash,
so we can hear how she got her cutie mark.
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204. Cutie mark? Come with me
and I'll tell you how I got mine!
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205. Why not?
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206. Awright!
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207. My sisters and I were raised
on a rock farm outside of Ponyville.
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208. We spent our days working the fields.
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209. There was no talking. There was no smiling.
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210. There were only rocks.
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211. We were in the south field, preparing to
rotate rocks to the east field.
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212. Then all of a sudden...
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213. I've never felt joy like that before.
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214. It felt so good I just
wanted to keep smiling forever.
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215. And I wanted everyone I knew to smile too...
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216. but rainbows don't come along that often.
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217. I wondered, how else could I create some smiles?
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218. We better harvest the rocks from the south field.
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219. Pinkamena Diane Pie! Is that you?
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220. Mom! I need you and dad
and the sisters to come in here. Quick!
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221. Surprise!
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222. You like it? It's called...
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223. a party!
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224. Oh. You don't like it.
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225. You like it!
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226. I'm so happy!
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227. And that's how Equestria was made.
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228. Wha... huh?
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229. Look! We're here!
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230. Maybe on the way home I can tell you
the story of how I got my cutie mark.
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231. It's a gem!
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232. Oh, come on. She's just being Pinkie Pie.
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233. Rainbow Dash! You're here!
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234. I hear *you're* looking for my cutie mark story.
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235. You have no idea what I've been through
today to hear that story.
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236. It all happened during the race at Flight Camp...
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237. where I stood alone against all odds
to defend Fluttershy's honor.
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238. I've never flown like THAT before.
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239. That freedom was unlike anything I've ever felt.
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240. The speed, the adrenaline, the wind in my mane...
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241. I liked it!
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242. A lot.
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243. Later, "Rainbow Crash"!
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244. Hey!
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245. Turns out the only thing
I liked more than flying fast...
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246. was winning!
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247. Most people thought that the sonic rainboom
was just an old mare's tale.
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248. But that day... The day I discovered racing...
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249. I proved that the legends were true.
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250. I made the impossible happen!
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251. And that, little ones,
is how you earn a cutie mark.
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252. Wooooow...
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253. Wait a second.
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254. I heard that explosion.
And I saw the rainbow too.
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255. Rainbow Dash, if you hadn't scared the animals...
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256. I never would have learned I could
communicate with them and gotten my cutie mark.
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257. I heard that boom! And right afterwards there was
amazing rainbow that taught me to smile.
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258. When I got my cutie mark...
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259. I saw a rainbow that pointed me home.
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260. I bet it was your sonic rainboom!
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261. There an explosion I could never explain,
when I got my cutie mark.
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262. This is uncanny!
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263. If that explosion didn't happen when it did...
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264. I would have blown my entrance exam.
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265. Rainbow Dash, I think you helped me
earn my cutie mark too!
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266. We all owe our cutie marks to you!
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267. Do you realize what this means?
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268. All of us had a special connection
before we even met.
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269. We've been BFFs forever
and we didn't even know it!
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270. Come here, y'all.
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271. Gimme a break.
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272. Come on, Crusaders!
Maybe we just need to try zip lining again.
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273. Hey. How about a song?
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274. NOOOOO!
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275. "Dear Princess Celestia."
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276. "Today I learned something amazing."
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277. "Everypony everywhere has a special
magical connection with her friends..."
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278. "... maybe even before she's met them."
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279. "If you're feeling lonely and you're
still searching for your true friends..."
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280. "... just look up in the sky."
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281. "Who knows? Maybe you and your future
best friends are all looking at the same rainbow."
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282. Gross!
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283. When did you get so cheesy?
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284. Just write it, Spike.
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