With his back to us, Sean tugs the halter from the mare's head. She ki…

Maggie Stiefvater
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With his back to us, Sean tugs the halter from the mare's head. She kicks out, but he steps out of the way as if it were nothing at all. With a shake of her mane, she leaps mightily into the water. For a moment she struggles over the waves, and then she is swimming. Just a wild black horse in a deep blue sea full of the ashes of other dead boys. ✨ Maggie Stiefvater (2011). The Scorpio Races, p.330, Scholastic UK
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