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Thank you for trying to solve the riddle Twilight_Sparkle_23. I also dedicate this chapter to you for appreciation for staying late night thinking about the answer to the riddle. Thank you and have a nice day. Manifesting for your success!

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QUINN'S POINT OF VIEW

Nakasabunot kaming lahat ngayon sa aming mga buhok dahil sa pilit naming pinipiga ang kaalaman namin para sa sagot.

"May nakakaalala ba sainyo ng sinabi ng Sphinx kanina? Nalimutan ko na kase," Sabi ko. Napabuga naman ng hangin ang mga kasama ko.

"In a realm where time stands still, I wander without end. I am a mirror to your thoughts, a reflection of what's within. Seek me not in valleys or on mountain peaks, for I am bound to the realm where the mind speaks. I exist in the whispers of dreams and the spark of creation's fire, in the depth of a poet's verses and the ambition of a dreamer's desire. Some may spend a lifetime searching, while others stumble upon me by chance. I am elusive yet ever-present, a paradox of existence. What am I? Iyan ang tanong ng Sphinx," Sagot naman ni Calin. Nginitian ko naman siya at bumalik na ulit sa pag-iisip.

"Without end... Mirror of thoughts... Spark of creation's fire... It is idea? No, idea has limitation. Desire of a dreamer?" Pagkausap ko sa sarili ko.

"Imagination!" Sigaw maman ni Invera. Tinawanan maman siya ng Sphinx.

"So far, yet so close, girl. Fifteen... Fourteen..." Sabi naman ng Sphinx. Kaya bumalik kami sa pag-iisip.

"The reality!" Sigaw naman ni Arod. Tinanguan naman siya ng Sphinx.

"Thank you for trying, but it's still not the right answer, my dear. Y'all still have one more chance to answer! Ten... Nine..." Sigaw naman ng Sphinx. Nagsimula na naman akong mag-panic attack. Nakaramdam naman ako ng hagod sa likuran ko at nakitang si Calin ito habang nakangiti sakin.

"Quinn, huwag kang mag-panic. Lalo kang walang maiisip kapag ganyan. Chill ka lang, tanggapin na lang natin lahat ng mangyayari." Sabi niya. Napangiti naman ako at hinalikan siya sa pisngi na nagpangiti namam sakanya.

"Salamat, Cal," Sabi ko. At saka na kami bumalik sa pag-iisip ulit.

"Quinn..." Pagtawag ni Calin. Kaya tumingin ako sakanya at pumukol ng nagtatanong na mga tingin, "Wala-wala. Katapos na lang nito," Sabi niya. Tinanguan ko naman siya bilang sagot.

"Five seconds!" Sigaw naman ng Sphinx. Kaya huminga ako ng malalim at ikinalma ang sarili ko, para maikalma rin ang utak ko.

"When you dream something, what makes you dream, what is the reason for you to dream? What poets want before they make the poem and what they wanted us to learn or reflect to their beautiful pieces? A lesson and what? There's still one. Wait, I know it!" Sigaw ko.

"One! Times up!" Sigaw naman ng Sphinx. Napatulala naman ako ng ilang segundo dahil sa hindi ko nasabi ang posibleng sagot at dahil doon ay parang nasayang lang lahat ng pinaghirapan dahil lang sa isang riddle na hindi namin nasagot. Napaluhod naman ako at tumulo ang luha ko dahil doon...

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THIRD PERSON'S POINT OF VIEW

"H-How's this possible, Your Holiness? I never heard about this, like they say the reason why the Elderian Fatherland almost destroyed was because of earth quake, and that's all I know and experienced," Sabi ni Sister Feline. Binigyan naman siya ng malamlam na ngiti ng Holiness.

"Hindi nangyari iyon, Sister Feline. Minanipula namin lahat ng nasasakupan namin para makalimutan at humabi ng kwento sa isipan ninyo," Sabi ni Holy Father Callon. Kumunot naman ang noo ni Sister Feline.

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