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// Entry 33: Exchanging Books 
// Story: Samudra's Journal 
// by vren55 
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I have to say that Starswirl has truly proven himself to be a valued ally of Aquestria.

He’s certainly one of the weirdest allies we’ve had, but I’m glad he’s on our side.

There was a cliff about to collapse into the water near a seapony settlement due to mining by a pony settlement. Starswirl identified the situation after they asked him how to stabilize the area. He obviously told them to halt mining operations and checked the area for seaponies, which he found and so had them alert me.

Turned out… that he didn’t know exactly how to stop the cliff from collapsing and needed my strength. He was incredibly reluctant to admit it, but he was just shy of the magical power to deal with this situation. I admit, I was feeling rather smug about the situation.

Still, I’m incredibly glad he decided not to be too prideful and allow me to help. We ended up having to collapse the entire cliff, halt the falling rocks with our magic, and levitate them to the shore. As a bonus to the ponies, they actually could excavate the rocks. If they had plunged into the water though, the iron ore in the rock would have really rendered much of the water uninhabitable for seaponies.

As a reward for his aid, I’ve given him a magic book connected to another book (obviously waterproofed) that I own. He can use it to contact me and… chat. Part of this is because I’ve learned quite a bit about arcane spells from him, though his “magic of friendship, or harmony magic” theory still escapes me, and I want to stay in contact with him. The other? Well, Starswirl is a friend. One I will have to say goodbye to eventually, but one who will be perhaps more memorable than the others.