《南史·列传·卷八十》
开始他说的话很难懂，过很长时间才能应验。
初言隐伏，久乃方验。
At the beginning, it was hard to understand what he said, but after a long time it came true.
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 初言隐伏，久乃方验。 [/INST] At the beginning, it was hard to understand what he said, but after a long time it came true.</s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 初言隐伏，久乃方验。
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At the beginning, it was hard to understand what he said, but after a long time it came true.
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