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p 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;" data-p-id="f21d8c470aece36812755c0fbb00075b"Celia had gotten a job to farm at Applejack's. Kat just got a mini job of interviewing ponies about problems in Canterlot. Bella built herself a new house in the forest at Springfields. Written Script's books are becoming noticed. Gabe has been receiving multiple scholarships to help him pay for college at Canterlot and I'm still the same, being a princess and doing princess duties./p
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p 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;" data-p-id="7121e95ad6c80aeebbee957ef2e97130"He laid out a picnic mat on the ground and set everything up. Candles, food, drinks, snacks...Then he sat down and patted the spot next to him./p
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p 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;" data-p-id="2ab0794bc54c9778cca33b27d8f15c24""Well, looks like I'll have to find another one." I shook my head./p
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p 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;" data-p-id="0cc532a8171f2656dd9cdb04a7a490aa""Because you already have a pretty bad reputation now." I looked around. "Having a fiancée would make you look better./p
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p 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;" data-p-id="d42e613eb3ab47e7ce9fc9aca25e1bdf"I thought it was amazing spending more time with my friends that I haven't seen in such a while. It seemed like everypony was getting into good things./p
p 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;" data-p-id="f21d8c470aece36812755c0fbb00075b"Celia had gotten a job to farm at Applejack's. Kat just got a mini job of interviewing ponies about problems in Canterlot. Bella built herself a new house in the forest at Springfields. Written Script's books are becoming noticed. Gabe has been receiving multiple scholarships to help him pay for college at Canterlot and I'm still the same, being a princess and doing princess duties./p
p 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;" data-p-id="a8a28405d5d990c065e58beda8e77277"I'm back at home now. Nothing happened while I was gone. But when I was walking to get something to eat from the kitchen, Nom Nom stopped me./p
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p 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;" data-p-id="500b2fc7c970a4beaed73bcdd3d28199""What kind of lecture are you giving me this time?" I asked, folding my hooves./p
p 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;" data-p-id="c7e060306e95e5ee866ba3ccfb0d3188""We found you a coltfriend." I gave her that em style="box-sizing: border-box;"are you crazy/em look./p
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