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What’s Up With the Ending?

Kempe ends her narrative in a typical way for a hagiography (that's the fancy word for a text about a saint's life) or a mystical work. She tells us a little about her prayer technique, and she ends with a short (and kind of indifferent) prayer for grace for herself and the audience. After nearly 300 pages of crying, it's a bit of a let down, really.