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The infinite feeling of the empty void that follows the finality of the end of a work of art. The last sentence in a book. The rolling credits of a film. The last scene in a narratively driven game. The longing for more is a cruel jest forced upon the thinking mind with the knowledge that finite things are good because they end. A story cannot go on forever and stay interesting. Yet the longing for more stays, the warmth of a universe experienced, the characters enjoyed. How does one truly handle standing on the edge of this melancholic abyss?