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// 168. Ships of crystal 
// Story: In Celebration of a Hundred. 
// by Karrakaz 
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	Some days, Cadence wondered what evil she had committed in a past life, for her to be given the crystal empire to rule. For months she had been preparing a speech for, and scheduling her appointments around, the single most important holiday ponies celebrated this far north.

The Aurora Picnic.

On paper, it sounded wonderful; a whole day spent in the company of loved ones, surrounded by others doing the same thing.

There was just one problem. Before she became princess, it had been held on a frozen lake. And now...well... boats made of crystal didn’t float.