Taking just a short break from trying to finish up this fking chapter here for a little something I've wanted to talk about for a while: illustrations!

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Previously, on The Hat Man's blog posts...

Hats: You guys want an Applejack chapter or a shipping chapter?

Readers: Applejack!

Hats: Okay.

A few Readers: And later on, more shipping! Twilight x Gadget is yummy!

Hats: Twilight x what now?

A few Readers: Doooo eeeeeet!

Hats: No! Look, you want it so bad, if one of you write a Twilight x Gadget fic, then I'll put it on my blog post, okay?

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Well, the new chapter is up and unfortunately nobody found the correct solution to the secret code I've been posting. I intended it to be difficult, but I hadn't counted on it being so tough that nobody would get it. Anyway, if you haven't read the latest chapter of The Iron Horse, "Technologic, Part 4," then the rest of this post is a spoiler. Proceed at your own risk!

Okay, so here, once again, is the code:

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You read right! The last chapter of the Trottingham Arc drops tomorrow. In fact, I'm aiming for around midday, early afternoon in US Central time, so you won't even have to wait for the evening... unless you're in the UK or Europe, which obviously some of you are.

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Wow. I really expected folks to go with shipping, but I am pleasantly surprised to see that so many of you love Applejack just as much as I do!

No, not that kind! ...Although yeah, I do like that kind of Applejack too. I might just have to make me a Jack Collins to celebrate here.

But no, I mean this kind!

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Hey folks! So, the next chapter of the Iron Horse should release either Sunday or Monday (haven't decided which yet). But after that, well, I haven't quite decided.

First, though, there is one thing I need to get out of the way, and I know not everyone is going to like it: I have decided, after much consideration, not to do a chapter in the Equestria Girls universe.

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Hey everyone! Well, good news is that tomorrow is the newest update of The Iron Horse: Everything's Better With Robots! featuring you know who...

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Just notifying everyone that the latest chapter is up. It's got a lot of history, a little world-building, and the Turing Test finally begins!

And, as a bonus for followers and longtime readers, how about a little puzzle? Check out the chapter and then come back here for a little bonus. See if you can make sense of this:

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Hello everyone! I'm just letting you know that the newest chapter (the thirtieth not counting the joke chapter and the holiday special) has been written and is in the editing phase. Two out of three of my editors have reported in already, and the third hopefully will soon, at which point I'll be able to clean things up and post the best possible version of the chapter.

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Back in the chapter "Electric Ladyland, Part 2," Turing Test gets rained on by a cloud enchanted by Discord. It ruins her brand new coat of paint and she experiences sadness for the first time. Well, Mr. Green has caught up on some of the artwork and we now have an illustrated version of that scene that has been added to the chapter!

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