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// Yzmur 
// Story: Beasts and Beings - Stories of Equestria's Inhabitants 
// by Strongbolt Stonewing 
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	A Yzmur (pronounced Yiz-mer) is a small, fluffy, spherical creature with a large, single eye and helicopter-like wings above its head.

Yzmurs are often mistaken for their more dangerous cousins, the Parasprites, but pay close attention to the eye and wing shape and you'll recognise the difference.

Now, one Yzmur is fine, five or six is okay but get too many in one place and you may have quite a problem.

You see, Yzmurs have an odd habit of trying to crawl inside your mouth. Yes, I know it sounds weird, and believe me, it is.

They often like to reside in cramped, damp places. Nobody is really sure of why, but I guess we all have our likes and dislikes right?

Yeah, for example: Shiera likes cheesecake, I do not.

I hate cheesecake...

Or Shiera is afraid of clowns, whereas I am not.

You're terrified of clowns!

Or! I like reading, and Shiera likes to hit things with bricks!

That's you, Strongbolt! You like hitting things with bricks!

Shiera, please, there's no need to mask your recklessness with lies.

I swear, one day I'm gonna shove that brick right up your-

So, anyway. A couple years ago, Shiera was stupid enough to step in front of the triennial Yzmur migration from Baltimare to Fillydelphia...

You stepped in front of it! I was standing back, shouting: "Strongbolt, don't do that!!"

Whatever helps you sleep at night, sweetheart.

Gr...

So I stepped forward heroically and swept my fair maiden to the side, shouting: "Take me instead! Demons!"

Is this really what goes on in your head?

Next thing I knew, I was wearing a bunch of Yzmurs like a furry set of braces. But at least my wonderful wife was safe!

No I wasn't, you pushed me into more of them!

Well, can't blame a guy for trying, right?

Ugh... We were swarmed by the Yzmurs immediately. Luckily, there was a pond nearby, which we both jumped into.

Despite loving dampness, Yzmurs actually can't swim. So as long as you're submerged in water, they won't follow you.

They soon left afterwards and continued their migration. They have a very short attention span, you see.

Well, this story really taught me how a drowning pony cannot learn to swim.

Um... how?

Because when we got into the pond, I remembered I couldn't swim.