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Most of my books tie everything up within 2 chapters of the climax... said chapters usually of the "triumphant return" and "walk-off" type. The "triumphant return," an optional chapter depending on the story, allows the reader to celebrate with the characters. The "walk-off" explains to the reader what the characters have decided to do next/later, now that the adventure is over... the walk offstage/into the sunset.
Maybe I'm too conditioned by other media (especially movies and episodic television), but that is the post-climax pace I'm most comfortable with.
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