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You can also ride them, how silly!<\/p>\n<p>**MAKE SURE NOT TO SPAWN IN NEXT TO WATER, OR IT MIGHT DIE..**<\/p>\n<p>![The player staring at the Happy Ghast](https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/cached_images\/86f5aad3d37e14b21404e65478f8266d075b506a.png)<\/p>\n<p>To ride this ghast, equip a saddle on it and right click. 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