That was an exceedingly difficult article to read and understand. I've read a few of these lately - more characters and subplots than a period drama. I am not

That was an exceedingly difficult article to read and understand. I've read a few of these lately - more characters and subplots than a period drama. I am not sure what the solution to the writing dilemma is - exclude everything but a couple of people central to the story, fill in the rest with sidebars, work in an info-graphic...not sure.