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Intro. It all started with one sentence that Apple Jack refused to say. If she would just agree with the City Council officials and confirm that the Sweet Apple Acres harvest was contaminated, she would get a generous compensation and peace of mind. But it was a lie - a plan to take over the land by a corporation. The darkness in the cell was dissipated only by one cold light coming through the high bars. Apple Jack sat on the stone floor. The chains on her hooves were not ordinary metal - they were the "iron of silence", heavy and dampening the magic of character. Guards passed her cell with their heads down. No one wanted to look her in the eyes, because the same, unyielding truth still burned in them.

Sincerity in the shadow of iron

@Marek