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Stable Lifestyle

Horses! Huh? What made you think of them? Then you hear the familiar music from the TV. It's a Budweiser commercial, showing the huge horses running free across a snow-covered pasture.

Chimpanzee fingers fuse into thick black hooves, and you swell incredibly huge. Fred leaps off the sofa just before it collapses under your weight, and you end up sprawling heavily on the floor. Your face pushes out and your arms and legs flail uselessly. Fred's scent gets stronger, and triggers a fear reaction that is hard to control. Predator!

Instincts take over for a minute, and you roll up onto all fours and back away from the big wolf. Your head snakes, ears back and teeth bared. If this predator comes close, you'll crush him under your hooves!

After a few minutes, however, you realize that the wolf is cowering in a corner, looking just as scared as you are. Finally, you manage to overcome the equine instincts and remember who you really are.

Twisting a huge head around, you look at yourself in awe. You're a massive, golden-brown Clydesdale stallion! You remember being human, yet at the same time, being a horse feels perfectly normal to you. Moving on all fours is easy and natural.

Fred is still cowering in the corner. You turn to him and say:


Written by Posti

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