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a prediction of the future (usually said to be obtained in a supernatural way)
- But that same Nature has the deep cunning which hides itself under the appearance of openness, so that simple people think they can see through her quite well, and all the while she is secretly preparing a refutation of their confident prophecies.1.5 -- Book 1 Chapter 5 -- Tom Comes Home (9% in)
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