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Alexis Turner
May 24, 2024
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When I was younger, I was obsessed with the story of the Greek prophetess Cassandra, who had the ability to tell the future but was cursed with the fate that no one would ever believe her. As the story goes, she asked Apollo for the gift of sight and he agreed on one condition: that she repay him with her attentions. But after whispering in her ear and …

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