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* RealityEnsues: In the Continuum, news takes a long time to get anywhere due to the lack of communications-oriented magic. The fastest means of spending news in an emergency is to have talented unicorns teleport between cities to inform town criers -- and most teleporters have limited range and have only memorized local arrival points. This means that outside a crisis, information typically spreads at the speed of ponies.

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* RealityEnsues: SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: In the Continuum, news takes a long time to get anywhere due to the lack of communications-oriented magic. The fastest means of spending news in an emergency is to have talented unicorns teleport between cities to inform town criers -- and most teleporters have limited range and have only memorized local arrival points. This means that outside a crisis, information typically spreads at the speed of ponies.
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Dewicking per TRS decision.


* BiTheWay: As Rarity examines her personal inclinations towards love, she comes to the conclusion that she doesn't really care about gender; so long as she has a strong enough emotional bond, she can be happy with anypony.
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* {{Expy}}: The dead musician who is the crux of the story is clearly one of ''Creator/{{Prince}}''.

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* {{Expy}}: The dead musician who is the crux of the story is clearly one of ''Creator/{{Prince}}''.''Music/{{Prince}}''.
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* RealityEnsues: In the Continuum universe, news takes a long time to get anywhere due to the lack of communication options. The best that can generally be done is to have talented unicorns teleport between cities to inform twown criers.

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* RealityEnsues: In the Continuum universe, Continuum, news takes a long time to get anywhere due to the lack of communication options. communications-oriented magic. The best that can generally be done fastest means of spending news in an emergency is to have talented unicorns teleport between cities to inform twown criers.town criers -- and most teleporters have limited range and have only memorized local arrival points. This means that outside a crisis, information typically spreads at the speed of ponies.
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* {{Expy}}: The dead musician who is the crux of the story is clearly one of Prince.

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* {{Expy}}: The dead musician who is the crux of the story is clearly one of Prince.''Creator/{{Prince}}''.



* RealityEnsues: In the Continuum universe, news takes a long time to get anywhere due to the lack of far communication options.

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* RealityEnsues: In the Continuum universe, news takes a long time to get anywhere due to the lack of far communication options.options. The best that can generally be done is to have talented unicorns teleport between cities to inform twown criers.
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News has finally reached Rarity about the death of one of her favorite musicians. At the same time, news has also reached her revealing his bigotry. The unicorn finds herself torn between the urge to mourn his passing and her own confusion as to whether he ''deserves'' her sorrow for preaching such hateful things.

Read it [[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/326079/if-i-gave-you-diamonds-and-pearls here]].

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!!Tropes found in this story include:
* BiTheWay: As Rarity examines her personal inclinations towards love, she comes to the conclusion that she doesn't really care about gender; so long as she has a strong enough emotional bond, she can be happy with anypony.
* {{Expy}}: The dead musician who is the crux of the story is clearly one of Prince.
* FantasticRacism: Exactly what "The Prince" believed in is left a little ambiguous, but is implied to be a combination of homophobia and anti-intertribal relationships.
* FeetOfClay: "The Prince" was a brilliant musician and a sincerely nice pony, but he had some very bigoted beliefs.
* InLoveWithLove: What Rarity ultimately concludes about herself and her romantic beliefs.
* RealityEnsues: In the Continuum universe, news takes a long time to get anywhere due to the lack of far communication options.

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