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// prologue 
// Story: Song for Big Macintosh 
// by macXtreble 
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    It was a bright, sunny day in Ponyville. The birds were singing, the sound of laughter and smell of sweets filled the air as two mares stood on the street near the train station. One was white with sunglasses and a blue mane and tail. The other was grey and had a brown mane and tail.
The train doors opened, allowing several ponies to disembark, one particular pony catching thier attention with her fluffy pale blue sweater, impossibly plush and posh looking.
"Oh great," Octavia said to Vinyl Scratch,"Another one."
"That's the Manehattan train, relax 'Tavi. She's probably just passing through. Everypony knows those socialite types don't really dig Ponyville for too long." Vinyl replied, examining the new pony.
"I wonder if she does similar styles to ours." Octavia mused aloud.
The object of their scrutiny was a tan unicorn mare with green eyes, red and black mane and tail, and a series of musical notes on her flank, indicating that she was another musician pony. Even now, she was humming a beat, swaying softly and flicking her tail in rhythm as she walked into a shop called 'Sugarcube Corner'.