A single spot of bright orange stood out in sharp contrast to the blanket of white that buried Ponyville. Up in a tree, still clinging to a naked, almost skeletal branch, a lone leaf remained, a leaf that refused to let go, a leaf that refused to fall. Somehow, it persisted. It persevered, and something about this resonated deep within Sumac Apple.

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Twilight Sparkle, standing just inside the door, gave herself a mighty shake to free herself of snow. Being an alicorn, it caused the whole of the house to shake, and Sumac blinked in alarm while Boomer scurried over the wooden floor, her claws scratching, scrambling to reach him. The little dragoness looked distressed, and with a leap, she took flight, gliding, and crash landed onto the couch beside Sumac.

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There was no raisin on his raisin toast, much to Sumac’s dismay. It was, for all intents and purposes, just cinnamon toast, sans raisins. He didn’t even care for raisins very much, but something about all of this left him grumpy. Or maybe, everything else had left him grumpy and this just made everything want to come out. Somewhere, the depths, a tantrum lurked. Sumac could feel it.

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Has been released.

We need more character tags. I am upset that there is no Lemon Hearts tag, and that limit of five? That's meadow muffins, right there.

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