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6. Not that I know of.
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8. Not more than usual.
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9. Is it...
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10. zombies?
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11. Uh... not very likely.
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14. Twilight!
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15. Spike!
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19. Before she gets you!
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20. Who? The zombie pony?
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22. Spike, there are no zombie ponies.
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23. Pinkie, what are you doing
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24. I'm not alone in the dark.
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27. Did you see her, Twilight?
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28. Did you see Zecora?
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29. Apple Bloom! I told you never to say that name.
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30. Well, I saw here glance this way...
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31. Glance eeevilly this way!
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32. and then a bunch of you
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33. No good reason?
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34. You call protectin' your kin no good reason?
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37. Diiid nooot.
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38. So I swept her up and brought her here.
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39. I walked here myself!
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40. For safekeepin'.
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41. Applejack! I'm not a baby!
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42. I can take care of myself.
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43. Not from that creepy Zecora.
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44. She's mysterious...
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45. Sinister...
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47. Will you cut that out?
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48. Just look at those stripes. So garish.
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49. She's a zebra.
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50. A WHAT?
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51. A zebra. And her stripes aren't
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52. They're what she was born with.
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53. Born where? I've never seen
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54. 'cept her.
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55. Well, she's probably not from here.
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56. And she's not a pony.
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58. But I've never seen her in Ponyville.
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59. Where does she live?
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60. That's just it.
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61. She lives in...
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62. the Everfree Forest!
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63. Spike!
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64. Uh... sorry.
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65. The Everfree Forest just ain't natural.
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66. The plants grow...
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67. Animals care for themselves...
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68. And the clouds move...
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69. ALL ON THEIR OWN!
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70. And that wicked enchantress Zecora
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71. stuff!
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72. Oh, she's so evil I even wrote a song about her!
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73. Here we go...
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74. She's an evil enchantress!
She does evil dances!
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75. And if you look deep in her eyes
She puts you in trances!
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76. Then what will she do?
She'll mix up an evil brew!
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77. Then she'll gobble you up
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78. So... WATCH OUT!
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79. Wow. Catchy.
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80. It's a work in progress.
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81. This is all just a lot of gossip and rumors.
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82. Now tell me, what exactly have you
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83. Well...
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84. Once a month she comes into Ponyville...
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85. Ooh!
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86. Then she lurks by the stores...
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87. Oh my!
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88. And then she digs at the ground...
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89. Good gracious!
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90. Okay, I'm sorry.
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91. But how is any of this bad?
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92. Maybe she comes to town to visit?
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93. Yeah! Maybe she's just tryin' to be neighborly?
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94. And maybe she's not lurking by the stores,
maybe she's going to them...
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95. lurk-free, to so some shopping.
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96. Yeah! Everypony likes to shop.
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97. You know what I think...?
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98. Apple Bloom! Hush and let the big ponies talk!
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99. I am a big pony!
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100. W-what about digging at the ground?
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101. You gotta admit that's weird.
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102. What if she's digging for innocent creatures?
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103. I am sure there's an explanation
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104. And if anypony here were actually
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105. she would find out the truth.
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106. Well, I'm brave enough.
I'm gonna find out myself.
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107. You ponies are being ridiculous!
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108. Well, I heard that Zecora...
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109. EATS HAY!
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110. Pinkie, I eat hay!
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111. You eat hay!
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112. Yeah, but I heard it's
the eeevil way she eats hay.
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113. Hey! Where's Apple Bloom?
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114. The door's open!
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115. She went outside!
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116. And Zecora is still out there!
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117. That silly lil' filly...
I told her to stay put!
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118. Spike, you stay here in case
Apple Bloom comes back.
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119. Will do!
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120. Apple Bloom!
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121. You get back here right now!
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122. Beware! Beware, you ponyfolk!
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123. Those leaves of blue are not a joke!
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124. You... You keep your crazy mumbo-jumbo
to yourself, ya hear?
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125. Oh, brother.
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126. Beware! Beware!
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127. Yeah! Back at you, Zecora!
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128. You and your lame curse
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129. And you.
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130. Why couldn't you just listen to your big sister?
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131. I... I...
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132. Who knows what kind of nasty curse
Zecora could have just put on you?
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133. Just like in my song!
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134. Evil enchantress! With the dances!
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135. And the trances!
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136. You guys, there's no such thing as curses!
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137. Well, that's interesting to hear
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138. My magic, real magic comes from within.
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139. It's the skill you're born with.
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140. Curses are artificial. Fake magic.
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141. It's cantrip with potions and incantations.
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142. All smoke and mirrors meant to scare.
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143. But curses have no real power.
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144. They're just an old pony tale.
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145. Just you wait, Twilight.
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146. You're gonna learn that some pony tales...
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147. really are true.
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148. She's an evil enchantress!
She does evil dances!
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149. BEWAAARE! BEWAAARE!
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150. If you look deep in her eyes
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151. Yeah, was that supposed to scare us?
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152. - Wicked, wicked zebra!
- A curse.
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153. Then what will she do?
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154. Just you wait, Twilight.
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155. Some pony tales really are true.
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156. Then she'll gobble you up
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157. Sooo... WATCH OUT!
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158. Ugh... What a dream.
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159. Curses-shmurses.
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160. Whoa.
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161. Maybe Zecora cursed my hair?
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162. Or she cursed my horn!
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163. No, no, no, no, no!
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164. None of these books have a cure!
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165. There has to be a real reason for this.
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166. An illness? An allergy?
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167. A curse!
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168. I said a real reason.
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169. Something that points to something real.
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170. How about this one?
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171. "Supernaturals"?
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172. Spike, the word "supernatural" refers to
things like ghosts and spirits and zombies.
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173. Which are as make believe as curses.
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174. This book is just a bunch of hooey.
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175. But what if you're wrong, Twilight?
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176. What if this really is a...
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177. "A purse"? How could it be a purse?
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178. Pinkie! What happened?
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179. Hey! Say it, don't spray it, Pinkie.
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180. She's... trying to say... ow...
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181. Zecora... ow...
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182. she zapped us all with a... ow!
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183. curse!
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184. I'm afraid I have to agree.
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185. I hate to say I told you so, Twilight...
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186. but I told you so!
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187. It's a curse, I tells you!
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188. But Fluttershy seems just fine.
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189. Yes. There doesn't seem to be
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190. Fluttershy? Are you okay?
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191. Is there something wrong with you?
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192. Would you care to tell us?
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193. So... you're not gonna tell us.
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194. Yes, you're not or yes, you will?
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195. Good gravy, girl! What's wrong with you?
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196. I don't wanna talk about it.
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197. This is hilarious!
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198. Look at all of you. We got...
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199. Hairity...
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200. Rainbow Crash...
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201. Spitty Pie...
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202. Appletini...
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204. And...
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205. I got nuthin'.
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206. Twilight Sparkle. I mean, seriously,
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207. This is no joke, Spike.
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208. Now start looking for more
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209. I think we'll find a cure
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210. It's not a curse!
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211. I agree with Dash.
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212. We'll go to Zecora's and force her
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213. It's not a hex either!
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214. This is all my fault.
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215. If I hadn't followed Zecora in the first place,
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216. I just gotta fix this.
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217. Now where does she think she's goin' this time?
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218. I don't care what you say, Twilight.
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219. It's time to pony up and confront Zecora.
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220. Come on, girls! Are you with me?
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221. And I as well.
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222. Uh, I don't know. Seems awfully dangerous.
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223. How about you, Applejack?
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224. Applejack?
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225. Has somepony stepped on her?
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226. Or sat on her?
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227. Rarity's hair!
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228. Oh! Oh! Pinkie, what are you doing?
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229. Really... Ah! Ever heard of personal space?
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230. Apple Bloom is gone too!
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231. I bet they went after Zecora.
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232. Well, we better go find them.
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233. Come on, girls. Let's go!
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234. Ooh! Oh dear, ugh...
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235. Oh, this is so unseemly...
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236. Hey! A little help here?
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237. Oopsie. Sorry.
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238. Ow!
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239. Uh... Spike?
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240. Are you coming?
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241. Nope!
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242. Gotta stay here and look for the cure.
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243. Twilight Flopple!
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244. Stop it right there!
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245. Turn around right now, missy!
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246. No.
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247. No? You can't ignore direct order
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248. Sorry, Applejack. But *I'm* the big sister now.
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249. Apple Bloom! You come back here
right this instant!
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250. I'm gonna tell Big Macintosh on you!
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251. Oh, pony feathers.
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252. Come on, girls. We've got to get to Zecora's.
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253. Hurry!
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254. Easier said than done.
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255. Heeey! Wait for me!
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256. Rainbow! Thank Celestia.
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257. There's no time to lose!
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258. I need to get to Zecora's pronto.
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259. Get it up, pony!
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260. Excuse me!
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261. YEEHAW!
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262. What the...
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263. No, Rainbow Dash! Other way!
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264. I look horrible!
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265. Oh my. That place really does look horrible.
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266. Nice decorations. If you like creepy!
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267. "She stole your song?"
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268. Oh, Pinkie. Doesn't sound anything like your song.
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269. She's an evil enchantress
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270. And if you look deep in her eyes
She will put you in trances
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271. Then what will she do?
She'll mix up an evil brew
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272. And she'll gobble you up
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273. So... watch out.
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274. You saw those terrible things.
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275. Now you believe us, Twilight?
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276. Scary looking masks, confusing incantations
and a great, big, bubbling cauldron?
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277. Oh. Everything is pointing to Zecora being...
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279. Or...
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280. What if Zecora is just making soup?
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281. The perfect temperature for ponies, I presume.
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282. Now, where is that little Apple Bloom?
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284. What if she's making Apple Bloom soup?
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285. What if she's making Apple Bloom soup?
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286. I'm coming for ya, Apple Bloom!
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287. Ho there!
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288. Heel, Rainbow Crash!
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289. What have you done with Apple Bloom?
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290. No! No!
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291. Ponies! What is this...
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292. No! You know not what you do!
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293. You've gone and spilled my precious brew.
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294. We're on to you, Zecora.
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295. I didn't wanna believe that you cursed us...
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297. You made me look ridiculous!
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298. You made me sound ridiculous!
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299. You ruined my horn!
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300. How dare you!
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301. You destroy my home, destroy my work...
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303. You put this curse on us,
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304. It is unwise to venture down this road.
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305. Your actions will make my anger explode!
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306. Where is Apple Bloom?
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307. Zecora! I think I found
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308. What in Ponyville is going on here?
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309. Apple Bloom! You're okay!
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310. Why wouldn't I be?
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311. Because Zecora is an evil enchantress, who
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312. Oh, Twilight.
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314. You know there's no such thing as a curse.
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315. Apple Bloom, sweetie. You can't just
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316. This isn't a curse.
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317. If you will remember back,
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318. Beware. Beware, you ponyfolk.
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319. Those leaves of blue are not a joke.
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320. It was a warnin'. About that blue plant.
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321. It's called poison joke.
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322. That plant is much like poison oak.
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323. But its results are like a joke.
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324. What in the hay does that mean?
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325. It means this plant does not breed wrath.
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326. Instead this plant just wants a laugh.
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327. Will somepony please talk normal?
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328. I think what she's saying is that
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329. we ran into the poison joke.
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330. All our problems are just little jokes it played on us!
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331. LITTLE JOKES?
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332. Very funny.
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333. Okay, fine.
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334. But... what about the cauldron?
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335. And the chanting.
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336. And a creepy decor.
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337. Treasures of the native land where I am from.
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338. This one speaks "hello" and this "welcome".
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339. Not welcoming at all, if you ask me.
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340. The words I chanted were from olden times.
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341. Something you call a nursery rhyme.
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342. But... the cauldron... the Apple Bloom soup...
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343. Lookie here, Twilight.
That pot o' water wasn't for me.
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344. It was for all these herbal ingredients.
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345. The cure for poison joke is
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346. You just gotta take a bubble bath.
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347. But I tried to find a cure in all my books
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348. What book has this "natural remedy"?
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349. Here is the book, you see?
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350. Sad that you lack it in your library.
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351. Actually, I do have this book.
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352. But I didn't look inside,
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353. weird.
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354. "natural remedies
and cure-alls that are simply... super."
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355. I... I...
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356. I'm so sorry, Zecora.
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357. I had the answer the whole time
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358. Maybe next time you will take a second look.
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359. And not judge the cover of the book.
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360. Zecora, would you be kind enough to mix up
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361. Mix it up I certainly will.
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362. Yet I am missing an herb from Ponyville.
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363. But whenever Zecora comes to town,
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364. Oh, well... I think we can help you with that.
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365. Look, Rose! How awful!
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366. The wicked enchantress has cursed them all!
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367. The horror! The horror!
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368. Daisy, we need to talk.
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369. "Dear Princess Celestia."
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370. "My friends and I all learned
an important lesson this week:"
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371. "Never judge a book by its cover."
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372. "Someone may look unusual or funny or scary..."
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373. "... but you have to look past that
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374. "Real friends don't care what your cover is."
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375. "It's the contents of the pony that count."
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376. "And a good friend, like a good book,
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377. "Your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle."
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378. Miss Zecora, I would love to
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379. It's simply luxurious.
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380. Applejack! Hey, where is Applejack?
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381. I'm right here, lil' sis.
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382. I ain't tiny no more.
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383. Oh, I have never felt so lovely
in all of my life!
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384. Oh my gosh! I never realized
how horrible is not to be able to talk!
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385. I mean I love talking so much and I couldn't
talk at all when my tongue was all EEEH!
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386. It was the worst! Don't you agree, Fluttershy?
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387. Yes.
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