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The "End Poem" is a text-based message written by Julian Gough that appears after the player travels to the End and kills the Ender Dragon, "beating" Minecraft. Upon the Ender Dragon's death, an End Portal is generated, allowing the player to travel back to the Overworld safely. The very first time it is used, however, the End Poem is shown.

Notch has stated that Gough's short story The iHole convinced him that Gough was the right person to write the End Poem.