I think prophecies in ancient stories also deal with what is impossible for men, like knowing the future or preventing destiny. It's like searching for immortality, in the end it's not going to work (see Achilles and Gilgamesh).

So you have incomprehensible prophecies that are built like ambiguous puzzles that can be completed in many ways and with different meanings, so that it's like not having received them at all, or rueful prophecies like "he will kill his father" that men can't manage to prevent.

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I hope we do see an end to Dies' sub-plot at some point (before the end, circa 2035).
At the current rate, I think that would be less than 200 pages. I don't feel it's enough for a conclusion. Then again, prophecieeees...