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 nostr:npub1f7puqet6c835mgsr0ax3rrn4fp4j8cm5xuugx5csf0q2vjjcp7zsd9qvtt This is just my own theory, but I like to think of a strong prologue that's untethered from the rest of the story by time or space as existing as a short story. Does it hold up on its own, even if it ends with a cliffhanger that requires the main story to resolve (AND the main story also needs)? Does it provide background that's critical to the main story on PAGE ONE?