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// Intermission 1 
// Story: The empire of gears 
// by ShadyMcChangeling 
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	A dark figure sat upon it's throne...

"hmmm? Whats this?"...

"Message intercepted"..

"A letter to princess Celestia? how quaint."...

"What do you want to do with the message?"....

"I can't let this happen again. I will not let my position be known, much less threatened.".....

"Delete"...


"I accepted the hoofed vow its had"....



"And I will not betray it."...