Continuation and Rest

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Continuation noun - Uninterrupted or lasting existence.

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Rest is an antonym for continuation.

Rest noun - Freedom from activity or labor.

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Continuation is an antonym for rest in inactivity topic.

Nearby Words: restless, rested, restive, resting, restful

nice	nice continuation	nice rest
short	short continuation	short rest
original	original continuation	original rest
true	true continuation	true rest
Other adjectives: proper, actual, real, short-lived, next, comic.

If the original work was Cut Short, anyone would be glad to read how the rest of the series could have played out if a fanfiction continuation assumes this trope.

Source: Original Flavour aka: Original Flavor
Even when he performs his dark magic experiments, according to the questionable Lemony Narrator, he still felt the need to publish the results of his evil experiments with the rest of the world as a continuation of his science-loving side, and possibly his need for peer-review.

Source: Mad Scientist
To enforce this, "The Journey" was included as the beginning of the comic book continuation published by Slave Labor Graphics, solidifying its canon status, followed by the rest of the comic books contradicting The Goliath Chronicles.

Source: Western Animation / Gargoyles

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