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Ice And Fire Foreshadowing
In the Game of Thrones realm, coinsiding with A Story Of Ice And Fire ravens are considered to be this omniscient animal, of whom can see all things and go anywhere, and as ironic and foreshadowing as it is after Bran gets pushed off of the window sill and ends up paralyzed he has a dream where he is visited by a raven who gives him seemingly motivational words. The raven tells him that ¨Every flight begins with a fall¨ which is not only a universal truth but it is also true in the story itself.

As far as the story goes this quote is one of the most important to remember as the least powerful and likely stories are often the success stories. For example, Bran who is now paralyzed from the waist down soon becomes one of the most powerful beings

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