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Why does this piece in 3/4 have 3 crotchet beats in the last bar despite starting with an anacrusis?

I came across a piece in my piano syllabus. It’s called ‘Terminal 2’ by Nathalie Béra-Tagrine. The piece is in 3/4 time signature. It starts with an anacrusis like below:

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However, the last bar still has 3 crotchet beats:

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AFAIK, since the anacrusis has 1 crotchet beat, the last bar should have 2 crotchet beats. Why does the piece have 3 crotchet beats in the last bar?

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