It will gleam the purest gold, like Mark Twain's tears.
The part of the draft is stuff I wrote over 100,000 words ago... I'm spotting a good many flaws and problems I didn't realize were flaws and problems at the time. Tense, telling, and some chunks of exposition that can be cut entirely. It's coming together though. Kind of like returning to a model kit you gave up on as a kid. Suddenly how to do it right makes sense.