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“Numeromancy Predicts a Clear Victory for Napoleon III in the Coming War” Le Petit Journal declared convincingly in July 1870.

Numeromancy predicts a clear victory for Napoleon III in the coming war.
Do you want to understand this prophecy by numbers?
First draw up the following table:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20 30 40
N O P Q R S T U V X Y Z
50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160

F……! ……………………. 6
YES ………………………. 189
NAPOLEON …………….. 326
WILL BEAT …………….. 284
THE ………………………. 135
PRUSSIANS ………………. 644
TAKE COURAGE!……………………. 286

Add up the numbers these letters make and you will get the fateful number 1870.
You need not be more cunning to be a sorcerer!

Yes, well. Back to the drawing board?

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