But there is a cycle of confirmation; if prophecy indicates a thing will happen, it will happen--though not always as expected.
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(ROOT (S (S (CC But) (NP (EX there)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN cycle)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN confirmation)))))) (: ;) (S (SBAR (IN if) (S (ADVP (RB prophecy)) (VP (VBZ indicates) (SBAR (S (NP (DT a) (NN thing)) (VP (MD will) (VP (VB happen)))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (MD will) (VP (VB happen)))) (: --) (SBAR (IN though) (S (RB not) (VP (ADVP (RB always) (RB as)) (VBN expected)))) (. .)))
There's no order to it; prophecy tries to indicate a thing will happen, but it never does.
( ( ( ( There ( 's ( ( no order ) ( to it ) ) ) ) ; ) ( ( ( ( prophecy ( tries ( to ( indicate ( ( a thing ) ( will happen ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) but ) ( it ( never does ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (S (S (NP (EX There)) (VP (VBZ 's) (NP (NP (DT no) (NN order)) (PP (TO to) (NP (PRP it)))))) (: ;) (S (S (NP (NN prophecy)) (VP (VBZ tries) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB indicate) (SBAR (S (NP (DT a) (NN thing)) (VP (MD will) (VP (VB happen)))))))))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (NP (PRP it)) (ADVP (RB never)) (VP (VBZ does)))) (. .)))