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falling action

–noun
the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved.
Compare rising action.
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fall·ing action   (fô'lĭng)
n.  The events of a dramatic or narrative plot following the climax.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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