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# General Information:
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Background information is given here to explain that this young fortune teller brought much financial gain to her masters by guessing people's futures. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
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# Connecting Statement:
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This begins the first event in another short story during Paul's travels; it is about a young fortune teller.
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# It came about that
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This phrase marks the beginning of a new part of the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
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# a certain slave girl ... encountered
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The phrase "a certain" introduces a new person to the story. Alternate translation: "there was a slave girl ... who encountered" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants]])
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# a spirit of divination
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An evil spirit spoke to her often about the immediate future of people.
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