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excited, not as if he would jump. He

had finished the apple, but still he

didn’t move.

My heart was racing faster than I

could ever remember it doing before.

It was about to pound its way up my

throat. But I knew I had to take a

chance. I just had to. I didn’t know

why, but I did.

I took a huge breath and jumped.

I barely had time to grab his mane,

and he was off. I wasn’t on straight,

but I was able to pull myself

completely on by the time I saw us

approaching the fence on the far side

of the pasture.

He was heading straight for it,

and I could swear he didn’t plan to

slow down at all. I had seen him run

this before, and knew he turned as if

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