21.   But her story ended well.

22.   But if by any chance it did, the story would surely end in a murder.

23.   But his story did not end with a splash.

24.   But many of those same readers probably threw the book across the room in frustration when the story ended not with a bang but an opaque, existential whimper.

25.   But not all such stories end so hopefully.

26.   But not all these stories end tragically.

27.   But she said the story did not end there.

28.   But the amazing story does not end here.

29.   But not all believe the story will end happily for protagonist Morales.

30.   But that is not where anyone expects the story to end.