Ponies are going missing, and the ones that remain are acting strangely. Could it be that some old enemies of ponykind have returned, with unfinished business?
I asked a neural network about the origin of the title. The network guessed this:
Based on the context you provided, I suspect the title "I Can Read Names in Clouds" is referencing the song "I Can Read the Sky" by Tommy Makem. The lyrics in the excerpted dialogue seem to play on the lines:
I got a new story published! Many thanks to my editor, PseudoBob Delightus. It is a mystery and sci-fi short story. I have finished it already, so do not worry about getting yet another incomplete story.
Nice! That final chapter is a real highlight, I love how it turned out. Congrats on getting to the end.
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Thank you!