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And the girl asked the horse "How long will it take? How long will it be, before I am returned? Back to what and who I was. Back, when I was a little younger than now." Back, to Wise. Wild. Innocence. The Horse replied. "It is not how long. The question you want answered, is what. What will it take." The girl sighed. "Yes. What will it take?" The Horse looked her full in the eye. "It will take courage. Do you know what that means? "No" whispered the girl. "But, I think my heart does?". "It does. Your heart knows. And it will take your whole heart, and nothing less". "How will I know, when I get there? When I'm returned?" The Horse touched the girl's chest softly, with his warm, velvety muzzle. Her heart beat quickened. Its tempo, moving from a slow trot into a canter now. "You won't know, not in your mind. You will feel it. Right here. And I'll be with you. Riding through the night. Through the dreamland. Every step. I'll be with you." For more info on the sculpture: https://claudiafontes.com/project/the-horse-problem/