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“No,” he heard a voice on the wind say. “If I had told you, you wouldn’t have seen the Pyramids. They’re beautiful, aren’t they?” The boy smiled, and continued digging. Half an hour later, his shovel hit something solid. An hour later, he had before him a chest of Spanish gold coins. (p. 70). Santiago traveled across distant lands, endured challenges, and risked his life in pursuit of his dreams. After this journey, he came to realize that the treasure he was seeking was home all along. What is Paulo Coelho saying here? Why would he end the novel like this? What is his purpose?

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your returning to the beginning

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at first your at home longing for more but once you have completed your quest you realise what you wanted was in front of you all along i think thats why

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