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// From HRH Capri Sun, RE: Letter 62 - 62.5 
// Story: To: Anon, From HRH Sunbutt. 
// by Snow 
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To my faithful student, Twilight Sparkle,

I apologize for not responding individually to your letters, but between preoccupation (I only have a limited amount of time to answer correspondence during court hours), and needing to revise every time a new letter came, it culminated in several drafts leading to this one.

First of all Twilight, you did a very good thing by wanting to help others, but I feel that perhaps not as much... research went into this idea as perhaps you found it needed. I am proud of the good you managed to do by day's end, and I thank you for bringing my attention to certain... deficiencies that must be addressed on perhaps a larger scale than previously anticipated.

Do remember to donate responsibly - there's more than one homeless charity that needs the help. It saddens me as well, but the crown can only budget the most basic necessity for shelters.

Your loving mentor,
Princess Celestia

PS. We'll discuss the non-pony citizens of Equestria in more detail during our next meeting for tea.







Dear Anon,

My little ponies are not always the wisest but you'll find that most at least mean well. One of the major problems, however, is that non-Equestrian citizens can visit really quite freely but not all of them have the kindest of intents, and those latter ones tend to be desperate, and sometimes uneducated since not all other countries offer no-cost schooling. That unfortunately tends to contribute to the insular experiences of ponies and build stereotypes and expectations. Since ponies don't tend to travel outside our borders often, there isn't very much world-wisdom to go around.

Your friend,
Celestia