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// Prologue 
// Story: The Mare in White 
// by Rockstar_Raccoon 
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Dear Princess Celestia

I hope this letter finds you well.  Spike and I are currently on the train from Manehattan, and will soon arrive in the remote seaside town of Serenity Falls.  This will be my final destination in my ongoing study of so called “hauntings”, which, so far, has uncovered no evidence that any are real.

Once this is over, I will have recorded fifty four of the Equestria's supposed “hauntings”, each of them has been proven to be myth or deception.  My report will detail my various investigations of each supposed incidence of the supernatural, as well as the methods which I have developed to debunk these cases.  My Hope Is that others will be able to use this, along with logic and reason, in further inquiries into the subject, and perhaps someday, we can prove, once and for all, that there is no such thing as ghosts.

Oddly enough, I find this last leg of my journey to be a bit melancholy, despite what I'm seeing out this train’s window.  The seaside of Northeast Equestria is truly a beautiful place to watch the seasons turn.  However, I cannot seem to put down the fact that, once I am done here, my travels will be over, and I will have found nothing.  Part of me wishes I would find something, just this once, just to keep the mystery alive...

In any case, the train will be arriving soon.  Expect another letter in 3 days, when I plan to depart and head back to Ponyville.

With love, Princess Twilight Sparkle









My Dearest Twilight Sparkle,

Be very, very, careful what you wish for.  Remember: those who stare into the abyss will inevitably find it staring back...

With love, Princess Celestia.