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** The Series begins and ends with a young child becoming an orphan. The series begins with the deaths of James and Lily Potter, when Harry is only 1 year old. The series ends with the deaths of [[spoiler: Lupin and Tonks]] causing their child, [spoiler: Teddy Lupin]] to become an orphan, mirroring Harry's origin. Even worse, [[Lupin and Tonks died only ''months'' after Teddy was born]]!
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** The Series begins and ends with a young child becoming an orphan. The series begins with the deaths of James and Lily Potter, when Harry is only 1 year old. The series ends with the deaths of [[spoiler: Lupin [[spoiler:Lupin and Tonks]] causing their child, [spoiler: Teddy [[spoiler:Teddy Lupin]] to become an orphan, mirroring Harry's origin. Even worse, [[Lupin [[spoiler:Lupin and Tonks died only ''months'' after Teddy was born]]!
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** The Series begins and ends with a young child becoming an orphan. The series begins with the deaths of James and Lily Potter, when Harry is only 1 year old. The series ends with the deaths of [[spoiler: Lupin and Tonks]] causing their child, [spoiler: Teddy Lupin]] to become an orphan, mirroring Harry's origin. Even worse, [[Lupin and Tonks died only ''months'' after Teddy was born]]!
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* [[TheHero Phedre]] is sold into slavery to a barbarian ruler with plans of conquest and makes an unplanned attempt to kill him in his sleep, which fails, in ''Literature/KushielsLegacy''; in ''Kushiel's Avatar'', she intentionally gets herself enslaved by a barbarian ruler with plans of conquest, murders him after gaining his trust, and frees the remainder of his prisoners.
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* [[TheHero Phedre]] ''Literature/KushielsLegacy'': Phedre is sold into slavery to a barbarian ruler with plans of conquest and makes an unplanned attempt to kill him in his sleep, which fails, in ''Literature/KushielsLegacy''; fails; in ''Kushiel's Avatar'', she intentionally gets herself enslaved by a barbarian ruler with plans of conquest, murders him after gaining his trust, and frees the remainder of his prisoners.
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* ''Literature/TheLordOfBembibre'': The first scene features Nuño García, Millan Rodríguez -Don Álvaro's gamekeeper and squire, respectively- and Mendo -Doña Beatriz's father's servant- discussing Don Álvaro and Doña Beatriz's ill-fated romance. The final scene features Nuño, Millán and Martina del Valle -Doña Beatriz's handmaiden- visiting [[spoiler:Don Álvaro's grave]] and discussing their masters' ill-fated romance.
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* At the start of ''Literature/TheFaerieQueene'''s second book, Guyon and the Palmer are too late to save a knight named Mordant (and his wife) from Acrasia's curse. At the end, they arrive on time to rescue her new victim, a knight named Verdant.
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* ''Literature/AFlyWentBy'': The story begins and ends with the boy sitting by the lake and looking at the sky.
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* ''Literature/TheExpanse'': The short story "The Churn" begins and ends with a description of a man named Amos Burton. The opening description is of the original Amos Burton, an Earther gang leader and boss of a young man named Timmy (a.k.a. the future Amos from the novels proper.) The closing description is of Timmy-as-Amos Burton, thanks to Timmy killing the original Amos and Erich giving Timmy Amos's "escape plan" to get off of Earth.
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* ''Literature/TheEmpiriumTrilogy'': The series beings with a prologue titled "An End and a Beginning" which tells of Queen Rielle's death, the end of the elemental age, and the beginning of the newborn princess' life. The series ends with [[spoiler:Queen Rielle's death and an epilogue titled "A Beginning and an End" which shows how the major and supporting characters are fairing in the aftermath of the battle with Corien]].
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* ''Literature/AlternateRoutes'': In the first chapter, Vickery is working one of the psychic hotspots by the side of the freeway when Santiago arrives to tell him Castine has come looking for him. In the epilogue, Vickery is in another of the hotspots when Santiago arrives to tell him Castine has come looking for him.
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* In ''Literature/ABookOfCommonPrayer,'' the opening line is "I will be her witness." The closing line is [[spoiler:"I have not been the witness I wanted to be."]]
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* ''Literature/BlackVeinProphecy'' begins with the AmnesiacHero, Maior, waking up in a mausoleum, unaware of his surroundings and where he is; his subsequent QuestForIdentity have him learning his true heritage as the son of the evil warlock Benzieval, and how he was cursed to forget his true identity by his father before he was entombed alive a decade ago; and when he confronts the spirit of Benzieval once more, Maior wakes up in the bedroom of his former home, once more unaware of his surroundings and where he is.
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* ''Literature/BlackVeinProphecy'' begins with the AmnesiacHero, Maior, waking up in a mausoleum, unaware of his surroundings and where he is; his subsequent QuestForIdentity have him learning his true heritage as the son of the evil warlock Benzieval, and how he was cursed to forget his true identity by his father before he was entombed alive a decade two centuries ago; and when he confronts the spirit of Benzieval once more, Maior wakes up in the bedroom of his former home, once more unaware of his surroundings and where he is.
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* ''Literature/TheMachineriesOfEmpire'' begins and ends with Cheris fielding a heretical troop formation on the fly. At the beginning of ''Ninefox Gambit'', it's a PyrrhicVictory that gets her disgraced. At the end of ''Revenant Gun'', it nullifies the {{Body Surf}}ing BigBad's immortality and kills him for good.
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** The main trilogy begins and ends with Cheris fielding a heretical troop formation on the fly. At the beginning of ''Ninefox Gambit'', it's a PyrrhicVictory that gets her disgraced. At the end of ''Revenant Gun'', it nullifies the {{Body Surf}}ing BigBad's immortality and kills him forgood.good.
** The short story "Extracurricular Activities" begins with Jedao's mother inexplicably mailing him a tub of goose fat, despite his current location being classified. It ends with him putting the fat to [[UnconventionalFoodUsage recreational use]] with a friendly soldier, and hoping his mother doesn't find out somehow.
** The main trilogy begins and ends with Cheris fielding a heretical troop formation on the fly. At the beginning of ''Ninefox Gambit'', it's a PyrrhicVictory that gets her disgraced. At the end of ''Revenant Gun'', it nullifies the {{Body Surf}}ing BigBad's immortality and kills him for
** The short story "Extracurricular Activities" begins with Jedao's mother inexplicably mailing him a tub of goose fat, despite his current location being classified. It ends with him putting the fat to [[UnconventionalFoodUsage recreational use]] with a friendly soldier, and hoping his mother doesn't find out somehow.
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* ''Literature/DannyTheChampionOfTheWorld'': The first three chapters of the book describe Danny's home life, and his relationship with his very loving father, who was "without the slightest doubt, the most marvellous and exciting father any boy ever had". The rest of the book is all about their adventures poaching pheasants; and the final chapter of the book, titled "My Father", winds down from the great poaching adventure, when Danny's father suggests that instead of opening the filling station, they do more interesting things. The book ends with the line about his father being the most marvellous and exciting father any boy ever had.
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* ''Literature/TheLayOfPaulTwister'' begins with Paul climbing a small Wizards's Tower, entering through the top, and rescuing a magical woman held captive within. It ends with Paul [[spoiler: deposited atop a very big Wizards's Tower, entering through the top, and rescuing a woman who has lost her magic, held captive within.]]
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* The first and last chapters of Book 1 of ''Literature/AnOutcastInAnotherWorld'' end with Rob's shirt having been destroyed. In a less humorous example, the last chapter of Book 1 and first chapter of Book 2 [[spoiler:exhibit funerals for those lost, complete with personalized eulogies.]]
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* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'':
** Four centuries ago, House Targaryen left Essos for Dragonstone, where they remained for a century before Aegon I began his conquest of Westeros and settled the house at King's Landing. Fifteen years ago, the surviving Targaryens were forced to flee King's Landing towards Dragonstone, where they remained for a year before being forced to flee again, this time to Essos.
** King's Landing was built by Aegon I, the first Targaryen ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. Three centuries later, it was nearly destroyed (as in leveled to the ground, with nothing remaining) by Aerys II, the last Targaryen ruler of the Seven Kingdoms.
** As mentioned above, Aegon I led the first Targaryen conquest of the Seven Kingdoms. In ''Literature/ADanceWithDragons'', unless Daenerys can beat him to it, another Aegon (in this case, Dany's long-lost nephew) will lead the second Targaryen conquest of the Seven Kingdoms.
** Four centuries ago, House Targaryen left Essos for Dragonstone, where they remained for a century before Aegon I began his conquest of Westeros and settled the house at King's Landing. Fifteen years ago, the surviving Targaryens were forced to flee King's Landing towards Dragonstone, where they remained for a year before being forced to flee again, this time to Essos.
** King's Landing was built by Aegon I, the first Targaryen ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. Three centuries later, it was nearly destroyed (as in leveled to the ground, with nothing remaining) by Aerys II, the last Targaryen ruler of the Seven Kingdoms.
** As mentioned above, Aegon I led the first Targaryen conquest of the Seven Kingdoms. In ''Literature/ADanceWithDragons'', unless Daenerys can beat him to it, another Aegon (in this case, Dany's long-lost nephew) will lead the second Targaryen conquest of the Seven Kingdoms.
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* ''Literature/SpaceGlass'' begins and ends at the Blackstar Mercenary headquarters.
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* ''Literature/TheFallOfShannara'': The first book of the franchise ''The Sword of Shannara'' (in publication order, not in-universe chronological) features a character named Shea Ohmsford. This tetrology, meant as a GrandFinale, prominently features a character also named Shea Ohmsford.
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* The last stanza of Creator/EECummings' "anyone lived in a pretty how town" echoes lines from the first two.
-->spring summer autumn winter\\
he sang his didn’t he danced his did.\\
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Women and men(both little and small)\\
cared for anyone not at all\\
they sowed their isn’t they reaped their same\\
sun moon stars rain\\
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Women and men(both dong and ding)\\
summer autumn winter spring\\
reaped their sowing and went their came\\
sun moon stars rain
-->spring summer autumn winter\\
he sang his didn’t he danced his did.\\
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Women and men(both little and small)\\
cared for anyone not at all\\
they sowed their isn’t they reaped their same\\
sun moon stars rain\\
[…]\\
Women and men(both dong and ding)\\
summer autumn winter spring\\
reaped their sowing and went their came\\
sun moon stars rain
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* ''Literature/{{Baltimore}}'', a novel by [[ComicBook/{{Hellboy}} Mike Mignola]] and Christopher Golden uses a tense for this: the beginning and ending sections are both written in present tense, versus the rest being written in past tense.
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* Literature/TheBible begins and ends with the Tree of Life.
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* Literature/TheBible ''Literature/TheBible'' begins and ends with the Tree of Life.
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* The ''Literature/{{Book Of Swords}}'' trilogy begins and ends with the god Vulcan searching the mountains for fire.
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* ''Literature/TheBlackSpider'' begins and ends with the grandfather telling a story during his family's gathering.
* The''Literature/{{Book Of Swords}}'' ''Literature/BookOfSwords'' trilogy begins and ends with the god Vulcan searching the mountains for fire.
* The
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* The ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' novel ''Desert Raiders'' uses the first paragraph of the book in its epilogue to show that a Tallarn regiment had [[TimeyWimeyBall traveled back in time]] through the Warp to create the very incident they were supposed to be investigating.
* Creator/JamesSwallow's ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' novels ''[[Literature/BloodAngels Deus Encarmine]]'' begins on a grave world, and ''Deus Sanguinius'' ends on one. Both chapters open with fighting and end with a Blood Angel reflecting in the chapel.
* Nick Kyme's ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' novel ''[[Literature/{{Salamanders}} Salamander]]'' opens and ends with [[spoiler:the death of their captain from treacherous attacks, and the company's coping with it. Coping better at the end than the beginning.]]
* Creator/JamesSwallow's ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' novels ''[[Literature/BloodAngels Deus Encarmine]]'' begins on a grave world, and ''Deus Sanguinius'' ends on one. Both chapters open with fighting and end with a Blood Angel reflecting in the chapel.
* Nick Kyme's ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' novel ''[[Literature/{{Salamanders}} Salamander]]'' opens and ends with [[spoiler:the death of their captain from treacherous attacks, and the company's coping with it. Coping better at the end than the beginning.]]
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* The ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' novel ''Desert Raiders'' uses the first paragraph of the book in its epilogue to show that a Tallarn regiment had [[TimeyWimeyBall traveled back in time]] through the Warp to create the very incident they were supposed to be investigating.
* Creator/JamesSwallow's''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' novels ''[[Literature/BloodAngels Deus Encarmine]]'' begins on a grave world, and ''Deus Sanguinius'' ends on one. Both chapters open with fighting and end with a Blood Angel reflecting in the chapel.
* Nick Kyme's''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' novel ''[[Literature/{{Salamanders}} Salamander]]'' opens and ends with [[spoiler:the death of their captain from treacherous attacks, and the company's coping with it. Coping better at the end than the beginning.]]
* Creator/JamesSwallow's
* Nick Kyme's
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* ''Literature/BeyondTheWesternSea'' begins "Just before dawn - that moment when time itself seems to stand still, when the whole world teeters on the edge of possibilites. . ." and ends with [[spoiler:"She felt herself teetering on the edge of possibilites."]]
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* ''Literature/BeyondTheWesternSea'' begins "Just before dawn - -- that moment when time itself seems to stand still, when the whole world teeters on the edge of possibilites.possibilities. . ." and ends with [[spoiler:"She felt herself teetering on the edge of possibilites.possibilities."]]
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* Literature/TheDemonata book ''Bec'' begins and ends with the book's tagline "Screams in the dark". The first time is the titular charecter/narrator (who possesses perfect recall) recounting the tale of her birth. [[spoiler: The last time is when she is being slowly eaten alive by numerous demons while trapped in a collapsed tunnel.]]
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* Literature/TheDemonata book ''Bec'' begins and ends with the book's tagline "Screams in the dark". The first time is the titular charecter/narrator character/narrator (who possesses perfect recall) recounting the tale of her birth. [[spoiler: The last time is when she is being slowly eaten alive by numerous demons while trapped in a collapsed tunnel.]]
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** ''An Officer and a Spy'' begins and ends with a major coming to see the French Minister of War. In the beginning it is Picquard, coming to give his report on Dreyfus' degradation for treason to the minister. In the end [[spoiler: it is the exonerated and promoted Dreyfus, who comes to see the newly appointed Minister of War - Picquard.]]
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** ''An Officer and a Spy'' begins and ends with a major coming to see the French Minister of War. In the beginning it is Picquard, coming to give his report on Dreyfus' degradation for treason to the minister. In the end [[spoiler: it is the exonerated and promoted Dreyfus, who comes to see the newly appointed Minister of War - -- Picquard.]]
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** The ''Literature/RevengeOfTheSith'' novelization has three short segments of SecondPersonNarration. Each of them begins and ends with ''This is how it feels to be Anakin Skywalker''--for now, right now, and forever.
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** The ''Literature/RevengeOfTheSith'' novelization has three short segments of SecondPersonNarration. Each of them begins and ends with ''This is how it feels to be Anakin Skywalker''--for Skywalker'' -- for now, right now, and forever.
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** "Literature/InAGoodCause": In both the begining of the story and the end, we read the InUniverse quote, "[[TitleDrop In a good cause,]] there are no failures."
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** ''Literature/PebbleInTheSky'': In both the first and last chapters, Joseph Schwartz is quoting Creator/RobertBrowning's "Literature/RabbiBenEzra";
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The last of life, for which the first was made..."
** ''Literature/PebbleInTheSky'': In both the first and last chapters, Joseph Schwartz is quoting Creator/RobertBrowning's "Literature/RabbiBenEzra";
--->"Grow old along with me!\\
The best is yet to be, \\
The last of life, for which the first was made..."
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* The first book of ''Literature/TheThebaid'' begins with Statius thanking and praying to the {{The Muse}}s and it ends with an InUniverse character heaping praise upon Apollo, the father of the Muses.
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** "Literature/TheFeelingOfPower": The first math problem is given by Programmer Shuman to Technician Aub, who recites nine times seven is sixty-three. The last problem is given by Programmer Shuman to himself, after the death of Technician Aub, and he recites nine times seven is sixty-three.
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** The first and last scenes of ''[[Literature/NewJediOrder The New Jedi Order]]: Traitor'' begin with an identical five-paragraph passage about hyperspace.
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* ''Literature/EarthAnd'': ''Earth and Air'' begins and ends with Jarra being accosted at the Earth America portal centre by a "baby hunter," a woman searching for the Handicapped child she gave up. Jarra gets rid of her the first time by showing the woman her right forearm, which doesn't have the birthmark the woman is looking for. The second time, she gets rid of her by showing her arm again, and explaining truthfully [[ContaminationSituation why she has red numbers on her arm.]]
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* ''Literature/TheMachineriesOfEmpire'' begins and ends with Cheris fielding a heretical troop formation on the fly. At the beginning of ''Ninefox Gambit'', it's a PyrrhicVictory that gets her disgraced. At the end of ''Revenant Gun'', it nullifies the {{Body Surf}}ing BigBad's immortality and kills him for good.
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