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what if every sneeze you made was a
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direct message from the gods themselves
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in ancient Greece a sneeze wasn't just a
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simple bodily reflex it was a moment
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charged with awe fear and divine
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significance imagine a crowded Athenian
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marketplace citizens draped in flowing
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kitons soldiers clad in bronze armor all
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frozen as someone suddenly sneezes
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conversations stop eyes widen in
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disbelief the crowd believed Zeus king
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of the gods has just spoken through that
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sneeze to the Greeks sneezing was a
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powerful omen a celestial sign that
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could alter the course of fate warriors
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about to march into battle waited
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anxiously for a sneeze hoping it meant
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Zeus's blessing was upon them if a
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politician or messenger sneezed before
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delivering crucial news it was taken as
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the god's approval even great
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philosophers like Socrates paused to
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interpret sneezes as messages from the
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heavens this belief was so deeply rooted
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that prophecies and political decisions
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sometimes hinged on a single unexpected
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sneeze imagine living in a world where
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your destiny could shift with just a
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simple involuntary sound so next time
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you feel that tickle in your nose
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remember in ancient Greece the gods
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might be trying to tell you something if
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