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 nostr:npub1l0vdfdq98n2ts5dr6ehdsm5638uc2sl4v6znfwtmu9dvrvmwcqsq90uvrp >must be solved that arises from the characters being in the situation. You can improve it by clarifying existing issues in the narrative or introducing a problem for the characters to solve.

Example: The Tell-tale Heart is a short story about a man who goes mad with guilt because he killed someone and still hears the beating of his heart beneath the floorboards. Strictly speaking not a lot happens, but by the end of the story we are in no doubt about what the beating is, why the man is>