Sometimes success follows and the hero obtains fame and fortune, or happiness, or the job he always wanted, or love finally comes his way. Yet sometimes he will achieve his goal only to pay the ultimate price in order to do so—up to and including sacrificing his own life. In many stories the hero succeeds in his quest only to ultimately lose it all. But in his success others may be able to go on with their lives. Whatever the solution is, like every other part of the story, it is always best when this is inevitable and the most ideal (or maybe the only) solution possible. And even better when
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