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// Chapter 10 - Dear Spike 
// Story: Guide Dogs 
// by Yosh-E-O 
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Dear Spike:

Thanks for staying with me for the first few weeks after we got everything situated at Canine Crossroads.  Your friendship has always played a very important part in my life and I know I could not have made all the transitions from sighted to blind without you.  Or at least without you keeping my spirits up as my dear brother.

The railroad station should be finished very soon.  Some of the Diamond Dogs even came back to help build it!  We were all very happy to have them back.  Especially after they took a couple of showers and got some new clothes.

Oh!  Tell twilight that I have taken over her 500,000 Bell debt from Tom Nook.  Consider it a gift for allowing me to borrow Starlight glimmer.  She sure has a way with the populace!  Twilight should be proud as canine Crossroads isn’t too far out of Equestria, it’s safe, and there’s loads of magical things for her to experiment with when not helping Isabelle and I quell disputes both inside and outside of town.  I believe she has sent for her friend, sunburst, to come in aiding in researching the ‘antiques’ and ‘Dream Suite’ as soon as he is able.  I know Twilight wants to research these, too, but has gotten quite busy with all the responsibilities of building friendships with other lands along with Dawnbreak Horizon.

I’ve scheduled a block of vacation during my birthday!  I’ll be back up in Canterlot and thought you may want to come up to the castle to visit?  Perhaps see if Pinkie Pie can make me that marble cake with whipped frosting I really like?  : ?  

Oh!  Isabelle wanted me to also let you know that I’m no longer having accidents!  I have gone over a week without needing a, uh, ‘change’ I’ve consulted with Doodle Noodle and Princess Luna on the matter and they feel a big reason I even was having ‘accidents’ after we left Princess Celestia’s nursery with our pony friends was due to stress and anxiety.  I suppose I was always so afraid of failing that I stunted my own development?  It doesn’t make a lot of sense to me but Doodle Noodle assures me it will and is letting me in for some sessions during my birthday vacation to talk things out.  Something about my mind associating less worry with being newly hatched and building a sense of safety with diapers?  Yeah, weird.

Alright.  As per usual I’m quacking way too much and should really get back to work.  Isabelle has some places scheduled for us to visit to ensure all is ready for when we officially start welcoming Equestrian tourists!  Tom Nook sure is excited to sell ‘vacation property’ and the shops are getting stocked with their finest wares.  We even just set up a campground!  It’s going to be so awesome!

Okay.  Really ending this letter here, Spike.


Your Brotherly Pal:

---Yosh