Final curtain?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="final">final</span> <span word="curtain">curtain</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commenting">commenting</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expire">expire</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="posts">posts</span> 14 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="publication">publication</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="curtain">curtain</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comment">comment</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span>. <span word="After">After</span> 14 <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cease">cease</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="likens">likens</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commenting">commenting</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drama">drama</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="theater">theater</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="curtain">curtain</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="cloth">cloth</span>, <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="theater">theater</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="act">act</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curtain">curtain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="play">play</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="act">act</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curtain">curtain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lowered">lowered</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>. <span word="Behind">Behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curtain">curtain</span>, <span word="actors">actors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="actresses">actresses</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="act">act</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="audiences">audiences</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curtain">curtain</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="begins">begins</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curtain">curtain</span> <span word="rises">rises</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="Needless">Needless</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="act">act</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curtain">curtain</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="curtain">curtain</span>, <span word="signaling">signaling</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="over">over</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="curtain">curtain</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lengthy">lengthy</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="theater">theater</span> <span word="terminology">terminology</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curtain">curtain</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="theater">theater</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>:</p>
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