It was a strange machine. You put in a coin with a denomination of one, and it swallowed it, turned a puppet with one crystal eye towards the customer, which looked carefully and attentively at the person, and then spat out a slip of paper with a prophecy. Usually, these were small and pleasant things like “today someone will give you a chocolate surprise.” The person was then treated to hot chocolate or candy during the day. However, no one noticed one thing - the machine was infallible, and its prophecies were precise. Unfortunately, as with all novelties, soon the mechanical prophet became familiar and boring to everyone, so it was put aside in the city warehouse. It was found there by a kind watchmaker who dismantled the vehicle. Apart from a few gears, pawls, and levers, he found nothing magical. Although no… there was a crystal eye. When the watchmaker looked deep into the core of the jewel, it whispered a prophecy directly into his mind. The next day the prophecy came true. What was in it? You would like to know, but I will not tell you. It is better that no one shares the fate of that unfortunate man.
