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// (Noir Newsletter) Final Sum 
// Story: The Unique Properties of Dark Magic 
// by Shadestyle 
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The attack has been a total success.  No casualties.  Minimal loss of resources.

All ponies currently living in the Crystal Empire have been tracked down, and moved to Wacky Workbench Central Hospital, where all ponies with suitable talents have been reassigned to researching a way to cure their ailments.

After all these years, the wounds caused by Sombra's tyrannical reign can at long last begin to heal.

The efforts of every creature in the Shadow Realm cannot be overstated.  No matter what, in both the hardest and greatest periods of our time together, we have all bound ourselves together, bonded by our hatred of one pony and the pain of an entire empire.  Today, this changes.

For those among you who wish to return to the Crystal Empire, workers are being sent to dismantle the dark magic that had been woven through the country, and to repair the damages caused by our great battle.

The Shadow Realm is and always was a home for those who lack one, and we are working as hard as we can to restore those homes for those that want nothing more than to return to the lives they once led.

It must be said that not all had survived under Sombra's rule.  Though many did.  For those who had perished in the time it took us to mount our assault, I fear no apology would be sufficient.  Not to those who were lost, or to those who had lost.  That said, when the Crystal Empire's property is clear of debris and traps, a memorial will be constructed to honor the ones who paid the ultimate sacrifice in enduring Sombra's harsh reign.

They will live on so long as we do not forget them.

The final tally is as follows, compared to the most recent Crystal Empire Census, taken from records recovered after the assault.

782,011 Ponies currently inhabit the Shadow Realm as full citizens, 3546 of which were born within the past two years.

201,010 Ponies were evacuated from the Crystal Empire during the assault.  It is estimated that anywhere between one to two-thousand ponies are lost, or had died during the two years between the beginning of the Shadow Realm and today.

Nearly twenty-thousand among those who were rescued were a part of Sombra's fear-arrays.  They are being kept in a separate wing for advanced treatment.

The search will continue, of course, but it should be said that it is unlikely that any undetected ponies still remain within the Crystal Empire.

It could be said that the coldest days of the Frozen North are behind us.  I hope to see many of you at the celebration taking place one month from now, in which we will celebrate the efforts of those who had fought, and honor those who have been lost.

Lastly, in much lighter news, a small tax will be applied to imported Equestrian Pies, due to the increased number of pies being filled with anti-unicorn toxins in some sort of half-baked attempt to kill me.  I would also like to request that the rumors about pies being my favorite food cease.  I don't even know where you all got that idea.