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pawed open air near Cashmere’s
underbelly. But Cashmere struck
downward, hitting Tor on top of the
head, dropping him to his knees.
The mares had moved back, and
their whinnying and snorting sounded
like cheerleaders cheering their
favorite fighter. The way they swung
their heads and pranced, I think they
wanted Cashmere to win, though they
seemed reluctant to antagonize Tor in
case things turned out in his favor.
I thought that Tor would quit after
being knocked to the ground, but he
seemed to know that if he lost this
battle, he would lose his position
forever, and he quickly scrambled up.
Cashmere had moved to make a
run again, but once more Tor blocked
his path. Being stopped from running
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