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// Cleaning 
// Story: Rarity vs. The Hat: RotE Episode 4 
// by Dream Volt 
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	The whole room was clean with a flash.  I smiled broadly.  I suddenly felt oh so much better.  Twilight smiled beside me.

"I was right.  When I cast the spell it's not nearly as effective."

"Yes, what did you mean by that.  I don't understand."

"Well, it works on removing all the dirt the caster notices.  I can get results like this eventually, but only after several castings.  Your attention to detail is as expected a great help.  Even more than I expected actually."

"Well this certainly brightens my day.  Now I just need to deal with that accursed hat, and my day will be complete."

Twilight frowned.  "You don't mean Fluttershy's hat, do you?"

"Well of course.  That travesty of fashion has to go."

"Rarity, just leave it alone.  Fluttershy deserves her privacy and I'm sure this is a very stressful time for her."

I glared at Twilight.  "So you're against me too?"

"Rarity, are you alright you sound a bit…"

I turned.  "I'll be perfectly fine once Fluttershy is free of that hat."

"Free of…"  Twilight then paused.  "Rarity, that makes it sound like the hat is some sort of malevolent entity."

"Yes, that's ridiculous of course, but I must go."

I walked out.  Yes, it wasn't literally evil, I knew this.  It's just its influence on Fluttershy that was the problem.  It could not remain.  It was that simple.