Some ponies are attracted to mirrors like moths to a flame, endlessly preening and posing before their own reflections. Silver Buck has come to hate mirrors with a passion – so why does he spend each new desperate day in their company?

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Cover image adapted from "Mirror Shards" by Marina Shemesh at publicdomainpictures.net