What happens to the Church (Unity) at the very end of the poem?
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Correct answer: It is besieged by Antichrist and the Seven Deadly Sins
The poem ends on a somber note with the house of Unity (the Church) under siege by Antichrist and the forces of evil. Conscience, the leader of the faithful, is forced to set out as a pilgrim once again to find Piers the Plowman.
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