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The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul · 1988
Dirk gave a gracious bow of his head to the man’s retreating back, and then hurried on, opening the newspaper at the horoscope page as he did so. “Virtually everything you decide today will be wrong,” it said bluntly.
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What it means
Our interpretation.
After a courteous nod, Dirk opens the horoscope page and reads a blunt forecast: nearly every decision made today will be wrong. The prediction is comically discouraging, offering no comfort or nuance, and lands with dry pessimism as he hurries on.
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