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That is an interesting question, for which I have no straight answer. Here is what I have to say: Supposedly, Merlin lived backward in time. From his point-of-view, he died, lived, and was born. This is how he was able to see the future. Personally, I think this is a half-baked idea. If someone were to live backward in time, they would appear to be completely insane. Even if they were to figure out some means of communicating with someone who lived forwards in time, they would be completely unable to hold a conversation. Merlin would never remember anything that happened in the past, and would never remember what someone else said to him one second ago.

Back on topic: From his perspective, Merlin was precisely zero years old when he ceased to live.

In the premise that one lives forward in time it is conceivable that one recalls from the past. However, if one lives from the future to the past it would be expected that the opposite rule would also prevail. The person would already know before the question is asked so there would be no forgeting in the equation. Melin was atleast 160 y/o if he lived in 420 and 580 (A.D.) In order to answer questions pertaining to a wizard living in such a way one must be able to think in such a way.

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