There are some stories that have the plot point that Celestia and Luna do not actually have the control over their respective heavenly bodies that everypony believes they do — that they are merely pretending to raise and lower them, while natural causes are really responsible. Sometimes this is done in an attempt to make Equestria more realistic and believable, with the nasty character implications of such prolonged and enormous deception merely coming along for the ride. Sometimes it's the

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