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// Maps. 
// Story: And I quote! 
// by Karrakaz 
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Author: Karrakaz
Quotation: "I wanna hang a map of the world in my house. Then I'm gonna put pins into all the locations that I've traveled to. But first, I'm gonna have to travel to the top two corners of the map so it won't fall down."  ~Mitch Hedberg

The mare finally stopped humming as she kicked the door closed behind her, her magenta colored eyes scanning her living room.

Without pause she walked towards a trophy cabinet which proudly displayed all of the treasures she had accumulated over the years.
She carefully placed her newest acquisition next to the others, it was a sapphire figurine depicting two dogs facing away from each other.

She beamed with pride as she looked at her new prize and then laughed a confident laugh.
She turned around and walked to the bookcase at the other end of the room, picking up a book that she'd bought just before she had heard about Ahuizotl and that he had found a precious treasure.

She sat down on her couch and looked at the book's title, "Rainbow dash, and the elements of harmony" she read out loud, and almost squee'd in excitement, she'd been a fan of the adventures of the best flier in Equestria for some time now.

Several hours later she looked up from the book and noticed that the sun was about to set.
Oh damn! She got up, trotted out the door and slammed it shut behind her before realizing something.
She face-hoofed and quickly reopened the door picking up her saddlebags and slinging them over her back while she made her way towards the local post office at a breakneck speed. 

She'd totally forgotten to pick up the new map she'd ordered for her next adventure.
After getting lost in the jungle on her last tour her parents had insisted that she'd get maps of any place she had been to in the past, as well as any place she planned on visiting.
They had also encouraged her to put pins in every place she had ever been to, and she thought it quite possible they they'd get her a map of the world as well.

At least those sixty days were worth it, she thought as she absentmindedly flexed her wings.
The right one still hurt a fair bit but at least it didn't have to be bandaged anymore.

She arrived just in time, the grey mail-colt waved at her, holding the rolled up map in his mouth.
She took it from him and deposited it in her saddlebags. 

"Thanks mister Ditz." she said.
The colt chuckled, "That's dad or father to you young lady."
Ditz Doo, closed the door of the post office behind him and turned around to hug his youngest daughter.
"Will you be eating with us tomorrow Daring? Your sister is coming to visit." he asked.
"Of course, I wouldn't miss it for the world!" she exclaimed smiling at him.

She was still smiling when she returned home.

Several hours later she wasn't smiling anymore, it was impossible to hang up these maps properly if she only put pins in the places she'd already been.

She groaned as the map came loose once again and flopped down on her bed throwing her explorers hat onto the nightstand next to it. she was going to have to figure out a better way to hold up all those maps.
Maybe I should travel to the top two places on every map. Was her last thought before she drifted off to sleep.