Plot happens to characters. Plot is forced upon them. Plot is predictable and ultimately boring.
Story unfolds to characters. It happens with them. They impact it.
Plot is when a volcano blows up near the characters, forcing them to react.
Story is when the characters decide out of their own motivations to blow up the volcano.
It's a bit different.
Also, my last example was a poor one.
It's the difference between a Deus Ex Machina (read: unfulfilling) ending and a thrilling, multilayered, conclusion.
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