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a second time, Cashmere seemed

determined to stay and finish the

fight.

Both horses squealed, rose, and

struck out. Tor’s hooves again

missed their mark, and once more

Cashmere knocked Tor to his knees.

Tor wasn’t anything if he wasn’t

persistent, and again and again he

struggled back up. But each time he

rose to fight, he put more distance

between himself and Cashmere. This

only worked to Cashmere’s

advantage, since Tor couldn’t reach

Cashmere, but Cashmere could still

strike Tor.

Finally, they

both rose one last

time, and when Tor

struck out,

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