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| The first paragraph or paragraphs in which the characters, setting (time and place), and basic information is introduced. |
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| The section of the plot leading up to the climax. Where the tension stemming from the story's central conflict grows through progressive development of the plot. |
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| The story's central turning point—the moment of peak tension or conflict—which all the preceding plot developments have been leading up to. |
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| the section of the plot following the climax, in which the tension stemming from the story's central conflict decreases and the story moves towards the end. |
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