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// Before The School Year 
// Story: Just As I Once Was 
// by Matthias Ramsey 
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Twilight sighed, staring at the massive tower of paperwork in front of her. She had recently opened up a school for exceptionally gifted unicorns like herself, but hadn't expected more than twenty or thirty applications. Instead, she had received almost seventy.
And she had to read them all.
Twilight wasn't just looking for exceptionally gifted unicorns. More than anything, she was looking for unicorns who were....special. Ones that really stood out to her.
She sighed again and began the tedious process.
It wasn't until she reached the middle of the stack that she found an interesting one.
"Dinky Hooves, huh?" She read the report. "Hmm...PTSD and aggression problems...that seems like a challenge. I'll take it."
She sifted through the remaining applications, finding thirteen more she accepted before coming to the last one.
"Wait...Sweetie Belle? Rarity's sister? I wonder why she would apply..." She read the application. "Paranoia? Inferiority complex? Night terrors? Oh my...that's even more of a challenge than the one with a mental disability. I'll take it."
She then began the equally tedious process of writing acceptance and rejection letters.