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// Clever Girl 
// Story: The Bugtown Blues 
// by Zobeid 
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The lavender unicorn mare made her way erratically through Ponyville.  Just act natural, she thought to herself.  Her ears were pinned back, her eyes flitting nervously about.  Just act natural, and nopony will suspect anything.

Every time she passed near a pony, she flashed a forced smile at them.  Just act natural.  Don’t run.  Running is suspicious.

A notion occurred to her, and she slowed her pace, and her fake smile faded to a more thoughtful frown.  Just act natural.  As she came to the marketplace, she slowed to a halt and then sat down.

“Just act natural,” she muttered softly.  “But…  That’s not correct grammar!  She should have said, ‘Just act naturally.’”  Her expression slowly shifted to one of anger.  “That devious little bug!”  Then she stood up, turned around, and began marching determinedly back to her library tree.