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From: "Michael F. Stemper" <michael.stemper@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Gaming Prophecy?
Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2024 07:50:33 -0500
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On 30/08/2024 20.48, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
> In article <vat82j$k24v$1@dont-email.me>,
> Tony Nance  <tnusenet17@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 8/27/24 6:11 PM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:

>>> What are some other good examples of characters trying (succesfully or no)
>>> to game prophecy?

>> Two unsuccessful ones:
>> 2a) In guruneelcbggrefrevrf, the Big Bad Guy tries to kill his
>> prophesied nemesis, not realizing that the nemesis didn't actually
>> didn't become his nemesis until the moment Big Bad tried to kill him.
>>
> 
> Interestingly iirc that one, the prophecy could also have applied to
> Arivyyr
Exactly. It'd be interesting to see how that fork would have turned out.

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Michael F. Stemper
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