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Title: Trixie never gives up!
Caption: The Cutie Mark Crusaders prepared a play for their friends after school. They hoped to earn their cutie marks, but their flanks remained desperately blank.
Scootaloo: We didn’t do well!
Sweetie Belle: We’ll never get our cutie marks!
Apple Bloom: Don’t be silly, everypony gets one eventually!