There cannot be any 'story' without a fall - all stories are ultimately about the fall - at least not for human minds as we know them and have them.

“I do not know what is happening. The reason of my waking mind tells me that gre…”

“There were fissures and chasms in the walls and floor, and every now and then a…”

“It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full …”

“Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate.”