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Painful discoveries are a common subject in short stories. The two that stood out the most are Hemiuguars “The End Of Something” and shaws “The Girls in Their Summer Dresses”. “The End Of Something” shows a wonderful example of a painful discovery. It is very emotional and upsetting. It all got started when Nick and Marjorie set out to visit old Horton’s bay and have a wonderful picnic. But as the day goes on they will find out that it will not be so wonderful after all. The emotional and painful discovery is that Marjorie will find out that Nick doesn’t have feelings for her anymore. The spark that ignited this discovery was when Nick said “I don’t feel like eating”(33). This obviously raised suspicion for Marjorie. A few moments later, Nick said “It isn’t fun an