Quixote spent a chapter composing a love letter that arrived too late to matter. Today, the gap between idea and testable prototype has collapsed to hours—but only if you know what to test and what to throw away.
The Duke and Duchess loved Don Quixote. They supported him, cheered him on, gave him everything he asked for. They were also using him for entertainment.
Don Quixote spent chapters preparing for quests that never quite started. Then he mistook inns for castles. Sancho packed some cheese and worked with what he found. A two-act story about shipping.
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