<P> Elías died thereafter . </P> <P> In the epilogue, it was explained that Tiago became addicted to opium and was seen to frequent the public opium den in Binondo . María Clara became a nun and Salví, who had lusted after her from the beginning of the novel, regularly used her to sate his carnal desires . One stormy evening, a beautiful yet insane woman was seen on the roof of the nunnery, crying and cursing the heavens for the fate it had handed her . While the woman was never identified by name, the novel insinuates that it was María Clara . </P> <P> Rizal finished the novel in December 1886 . At first, according to one of Rizal's biographers, Rizal feared the novel might not be printed, and that it would remain unread . He was struggling with financial constraints at the time and thought it would be hard to pursue printing the novel . </P> <P> Financial aid came from a friend named Máximo Viola; this helped him print the book at Berliner Buchdruckerei - Aktiengesellschaft in Berlin . Rizal was initially hesitant, but Viola insisted and ended up lending Rizal ₱ 300 for 2,000 copies . The printing was finished earlier than the estimated five months . Viola arrived in Berlin in December 1886, and by March 21, 1887, Rizal had sent a copy of the novel to his friend, Blumentritt . </P>

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