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A long time ago there was a king named Joe. Joe was the king of Persia and he was angry at the king of Greece. One day Joe sent a messenger to go to Apollo's Oracle at Delphi (a prophet) to find out if he should go to war with Greece. When the messenger returned he received this message:
To war you shall go.
From war you shall return.
Never because of war shall you perish.
1 year later, after hard fought battles, Joe loses the war and is captured in battle. The King of Greece is going to have him executed, however, Joe asks him one thing: "How is it that I am about to die, when the prophet told me otherwise?" (assume the prophet is never wrong)
To war you shall go.
From war you shall return.
Never because of war shall you perish.
1 year later, after hard fought battles, Joe loses the war and is captured in battle. The King of Greece is going to have him executed, however, Joe asks him one thing: "How is it that I am about to die, when the prophet told me otherwise?" (assume the prophet is never wrong)
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A grammatical error.Answer
To war you shall go.From war you shall return
never; Because of war shall you perish.
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