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A Postscript by Clarence
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A Postscript by Clarence
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Clarence writes a brief closing note explaining what happened after Hank fell. Merlin, gloating over his victory, accidentally kills himself with his own spell. Clarence records the fate of the small group and buries the manuscript, which is what the modern narrator eventually finds. This postscript closes the frame narrative and gives the story its final, melancholy shape.
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Merlin's Accidental Self-Destruction
Merlin, laughing over Hank's unconscious body, accidentally triggers his own spell and dies, giving the old wizard a darkly comic and undignified end.
Clarence Records the Final Account
Clarence writes down everything that happened and seals the manuscript away, acting as the last witness to Hank's failed revolution.
The Manuscript Is Hidden
Clarence buries the record of events, which is what connects the sixth century story to the nineteenth century frame, completing the novel's time-travel structure.
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Merlin's Ironic Death
Merlin dying by his own magic while mocking Hank is a fitting end that satirizes both superstition and the arrogance of those who believe they have permanently won.
The Buried Manuscript as Narrative Device
Clarence hiding the manuscript is the mechanism that makes the whole novel possible, tying together the frame story and reinforcing the theme that history buries inconvenient truths.
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The Frame Closes With Loss
The postscript confirms that nothing Hank built survived, and the only remnant of his time in Camelot is a buried document—a monument to failure.
Clarence as the True Last Loyalist
Clarence's act of recording and preserving the story makes him the most important supporting character—without him, Hank's entire experience would be lost to history.
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