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Gas seeped out of the cracks in the cave where she sat, causing her to talk nonsense. Although i have never tried it you should be able specify the full version of the oci. There are more than 500 supposed oracular statements which have survived from various sources referring to the oracle at delphi. She would go into a trance and give the gods answer, although these were not always easy to understand.
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