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[bookmagic]

[ A ✶ PHONE]

[This is all a little too much for Twilight Sparkle. Hyu-mans? Strange technology? No library access? Luckily, she's learned something from Pinkie Pie -- and that's that sometimes there are things that can't be explained. You just have to believe in them. And really, she's trying her best. After yet another exhausting day of

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[emperor_cowboy]

[]Hol is naturally minding his own business around the house... and was about to take an afternoon nap, but the couch was occupied.]

... problem?

[bookmagic]

Obviously.

[emperor_cowboy]

... such as?

[bookmagic]

I can't turn the pages of my book.

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[thatsnotaknife]

I always used my fingers, works well enough usually.

[bookmagic]

Unfortunately, not every species possesses fingers. Including, but not limited to, ponies.

[thatsnotaknife]

Oh.

Right, yeah, they don't! [Talking horses aren't weird at all.] Need a "hand", love?

[bookmagic]

Well, I don't want to impose or anything, but...

A - Phone

[doofenstrudel]

There should be ways to work around that. You shouldn't need magic to turn pages. Even if your hands are out of commission, there are alternatives. Even if it's just a long pencil with a slightly gummy eraser on the end.

[He hesistates, then mutters] ...I did once have a Page-inator for that time that I broke all of my fingers....

[bookmagic]

A long pencil? [She ponders this possibility for a moment.] Hmm, that might not be such a bad idea! I'd have to hold it in my mouth, but if it means I'd be able to read...!

[SCIENCE? Twilight's ears perk up.] A page-inator? What's that?

[doofenstrudel]

A pencil! A very primitive solution, obviously the choice of last resort...

Ah! My Page-Inator! It was a device that could adapt to any variety of paper stock, or book size, and little rubber fingers would flip each page, and there were indexing options, and I was going to add so much more... but then my fingers healed and I bought a Kindle and I had to re-purpose the little rubber fingers for my Hot Dog Vendor Revenge-Inator....

But I digress. [Frequently.]

[bookmagic]

I... see. [The first part made sense!] It does sound rather useful. If I had my horn, I could easily invent something like that... but if I had my horn, I wouldn't have this problem in the first place!

[wantasammich]

I would imagine hands are better than... horns for page turning. But that might be just me.

[bookmagic]

Well, first of all, I don't have hands, being a pony and all. Secondly, I don't actually turn pages with my horn. That would be stupid. My horn is the source of my magic, which allows me to turn the pages without having to touch them.

[wantasammich]

...Oh, you're another of those talking ponies. I get it now.

I'm sure there's some nice person -- one with hands! -- who'd be willing to to help you turn the pages until you get your magic back.

[bookmagic]

I am! My name's Twilight Sparkle.

And yes. I certainly hope so.

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[numanstan]

Can y'use your nose to sorta... nudge it over or somethin'? [y'all are so racist against hooved-kind I don't even]

[bookmagic]

I tried... But I don't want to even chance damaging a book!!!

[numanstan]

... It's just a book.

[bookmagic]

But... I love books... What would I do if I ripped a page?!