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p class="MsoNormal" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;""Don't worry, Rainbow. I've tended to em style="box-sizing: border-box;"all/em of the calculations. It's completely safe teleportation." Twilight reassured her confidently./p
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