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Prediction

South Korean fortuneteller Kim Yong-son poses with his crystal ball in his Seoul office. Some predictions for 2002 from South Korea’s growing ranks of online fortune tellers include Osama bin Laden’s capture in January and death by June. One safe forecast is that South Korea’s more than $1.52 billion fortune-telling market will grow in these troubled times. Picture taken January 4, 2002. REUTERS/Lee Jae-won TO ACCOMPANY FEATURE STORY KOREA-FORTUNE LJW/JD – RP3DRHXRTAAB
South Korean fortuneteller Kim Yong-son poses with his crystal ball in his Seoul office. Some predictions for 2002 from South Korea’s growing ranks of online fortune tellers include Osama bin Laden’s capture in January and death by June. One safe forecast is that South Korea’s more than $1.52 billion fortune-telling market will grow in these troubled times. Picture taken January 4, 2002. REUTERS/Lee Jae-won TO ACCOMPANY FEATURE STORY KOREA-FORTUNE LJW/JD – RP3DRHXRTAAB
Image: REUTERS/Lee Jae-won
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