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General Information:
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)
Connecting Statement:
This begins the first event in another short story during Paul's travels; it is about a young fortune teller.
It came about that
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.
a certain young woman ... encountered
The phrase "a certain" introduces a new person to the story. Alternate translation: "there was a young woman ... who encountered" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants)
a spirit of divination
An evil spirit spoke to her often about the immediate future of people.