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After he made sure that the necessary equipment was being loaded onto the pump Corran adressed the crowd of volunteers. "I need two groups of people. One to help dig trenches to protect the town and another to help evacuate the parts of town that are closest to the mountain." He wiped an arm across his brow. "We need to move fast so anyone not used to working in this kind of heat should help with the evacuation." As the crowd began to split up into two groups Corran called out to two people in front, "Pachs, Ryan, come here for a second. I need you two to do something important for me. I don't care how you do it but we need a horse drawn plow. Whatever it takes, get it to the threatened side of town as soon as possible. I'll explain when you get there. Go!"

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Rhoda walked around the mouse and continued her trek towards the oncoming blaze.

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Grace continued to evacuate anyone who wasn't willing to help.

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Le'Tiahna scowled then grabbed the lioness by the arm and began to pull her along, determined to drag the feline to safety if necessary.

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Silvador arrived at the fire station and joined the group gathered outside. When the orders were given to split into two groups, the panther joined the one destined for more perilous duties. The one off to fight the fire.

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"No," Shane said, "that is all. We should head into town, see if we can find transportation. I can't fight a fire, can you? There's no telling right now if the fire will hit BonBon, but I dare say that if we remain here and it does hit town, we will be hard pressed to find transport away from here. We should leave now. If the fire hits the town, we will be safe, if not, we can come back without fear of having no where to live."

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Iris quickly took down the clothing from the racks, neatly folded the garments and put them in their boxes. Ignoring the commotion outside, the mighty cheetah worked fast, visions of her old store burned and blackened haunting the back of her mind.

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Thomas tore the camoflague off his tent and pulled out his few belongings from inside. He then took down his small shelter and packed it away into his pack, along with the rest of his things. It only took about ten minutes and then he was on his way, heading into town.

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Pachs remembered where there was one

Pachs: Ryan this way I know where one is....If its still there.

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Johanna continued to look for Isaac and Rhoda in the mansion while hugging Sonny to her. She got worried because they where not there. She searched the last room and then ran outside to try and find them; still holding onto Sonny.

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Medel made her way to the evacuation zone which was at the opening to the valleys Pass she trailed along with the others that were evacuating she would help with the fire but the heat would give her a heart attack so she had to leave like the rest of the cowards

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Star handed shane a few of the things so that they were carrying an even amount of weight she had her tail out on his hand to help let him know where she was at the walked

"well lets get going then"

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Ryan nodded at Corran and then went with Pachs to find the plow

"is there a horse to go with it or will we have to draw it Pachs?"

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Pachs: No; you steer it and I'll pull it...I use to do the same thing with my dad on the farm....Here.

They are in front of a pawn shop and he enters and sees the owner.

Pachs: Harold; I need the plow you have out back.....The fire chief need to try and keep the fire from the town...

Harold: Oh Shit.....No problem go take it....

He leads Ryan out back and he sees the Plow...He picks it up easily and they make there way back...

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A green fox dressed in white chaps, boots, sweaty shirt and gloves waved his hat over his head among the escaping crowd, making his way to the firehouse.

"By Gaia! A shovel! My last florin for a shovel!"

An old bandicoot called out to him. "Here! American, over here..!" The old fur still wearing a suit and tie had fallen down, a shovel in his paw.

The fox ran over and helped him up. "You don't sound like you broke anything, sir."

"Ah, just my pride, fox. I have investment property here, and I refuse to see it come crashing down in flames. But I am too old for digging trenches. Take this shovel and do your best. I must leave now, mister...?"

"Katmir. I won't let anything crash, bandicoot."

With that, he took the long handled shovel, tipped his hat, and ran alongside a small group of furs going towards the fire with shovels in hand.

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Arriving at the edge of town, Corran gathered all of the volunteers. "All right, the plan here is a simple one. We dig and plow as many trenches as possible between the town and the fire. The fire can't cross a dirt barrier like a ditch." He glanced over his shoulder at the approaching inferno, "We don't have much time. These ditches have to extend the entire length of the town." He smiled as Pachs and Ryan came hustling towards him carrying the plow. "Everyone with a shovel, start digging! Anybody without a shovel help man the pump. Spray down anything that can burn on our side of the ditch. Grass, trees, shrubs. Anything that can fuel the fire." As the group began to seperate Corran realized that there was one more necessary part of this plan that was missing. "Silvador! I need you to do something for me. Its gonna sound crazy but I need you to gather as many torches as possible. We have to light a fire of our own."

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Pachs takes a hold of the straps and put the plow down.....

Pachs: OK...Take the handles and steer it.

He waits for him to before beginning to plow the earth up at a quick rate...He seems to be good at doing this..

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Carrying Sonny Johanna runs around town trying to find Isaac or Rhoda...

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Above the town, up the mountainside, the fire grew steadily. Heat from the growing inferno billowed down on top of the town, making it as almost as hot as it was during the day. The air was hot as well and hard to breath. Smoke began to fill the clear night sky, blotting out the stars. An eerie orange glow lit the streets of BonBon and made the shadows dance as they were filled with people scurrying about, looking for loved ones, a way to escape or just a place to hide.

Though the blaze was still a ways up the mountain, it's effects were already being felt.

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Silvador didn't question the Dalmation's orders, he'd seen the tactic used before. Make a controlled fire and burn a path in front of the one heading towards the town. Deny it nutrition, stop it in it's tracks. With nothing to feed on, the fire could not proceed. At least, that was the theory.

Running through BonBon, Silvador knocked on doors and gathered as many torches as he could. He even managed to recruit a few more males to help. When he and the 'new recruits' had all the torches they could carry, they headed back to the 'frontlines'.

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The air was thick with the smell of burning wood and fire. Shane could easily have followed Star by her scent on any other day, but not now. Holding her tail, he followed her, putting his trust in her completely. For the first time in many years, Shane felt a tinge of fear. Not from the fire, but from having to place his trust entirely in another. He trusted Star greatly, but he had stood on his own for so long, he was unaccustomed to relying on another in this way.

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Medel left the valley behind and found a place to camp in a meadow on the other side of the mountain

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Ryan picked up the Plow handles and started to steer the Plow he wasn't used to this kind of work but he was strong enough to handle it even a lawyer has to have muscles

"how am i doing!?"

he asked Pachs as he continued to steer and dig the plow into the dirt

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Star slowly led Shane into the crowd she didn't let the be to much distance between them the evacuations were in two groups those who wanted to take the train out of the valley and those that wanted to walk the pass

"shane which way do you want to go? train or walk the pass?"

she asked stopping and turning to him putting her hand on the one holding her tail

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= Mountainside Fireline=

Katmir followed a group of furs towards the mountainside, up to a certain point where he could feel the heat in the evening air. The roar of the flames was an awful sound. He hoped he wouldn't die saving the Italian town he just found. He let his hat hang behind his neck by a string and took out his bandana to wrap over his snout. Then someone dumped a large bucket of water over his person, leaving the bucket on his head.

"F@(kin' $#*+!!", he yelped.

"Dios mio! I am sorry, zorro, but you need it for protection.", came the spanish female response. As he took the bucket off, Katmir saw a short armadillo woman in a white gown cinched up her side stand before him. "Por favor, I need the bucket to fetch more water, sir."

He handed her the bucket, dumbfounded by the natural beauty and bravery of the women in Bon Bon. "Thank you very much, ma'am." She promptly ran back towards her source of water with the large bucket. Running past her and towards Katmir was a clydesdale with a shovel as wide as his chest.

"Stop staring and start digging, sir!"

"Damn skippy, sir! How far in should we go?" he asked, looking about at the other males as they formed a line of sorts along the mountainside. With that, Katmir went to work churning the dirt so that if the fire came this close, it wouldn't have dry leaves and brush to keep burning towards Bon Bon.

A little nervous, he sings, "Oh, she'll be comin' round the mountain when she comes! She'll be comin' round the mountain when she comes! She'll be comin' round the mountain! She'll be comin' round the mountain! She'll be comin' round the mountain when she comes..!"

THe clydesdale huffed at the green fox, "Please don't sing that, sir!"

"Sorry! Bad choice." said Katmir, starting to dig out a good wide trench. "(Ahem!) Day's never finished... Mastah got me workin'... Someday master set me free!"

"Save your breath and dig, fox!"

"Just settin' a cadence for ya'll. I'm shuttin' up now."

Katmir could count at least a dozen furs on either side of him digging for their lives as the fire approached. He'd only had to do this once before back in a North Carolina vineyard he worked at. Those were just grapes then. Now he was here trying to help save a town he'd barely seen. Soon, he'd have to cover his snout from the smoke and ashes that always follow the fire. Katmir heard a man suddenly find religion out of fear, and so he let out a shout for the sake of self-motivation.

"Yiiify-ki-yi-ayyy..!", he shouted, digging a line he hoped the fire would not cross.

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Corran ran up and down the line of laborers pitching in wherever help was needed. The first hour of work had progressed steadily and the first ditch was completed. During the second hour the dalmation noticed, "This heat isn't helping. No one is going to have the energy to finish the second ditch." He called out to the exhausted townfolk, "Everybody take a ten minute break. Get some water to drink and rest for a while. We still need energy to fight the fire when it gets here." He grabbed a bucket of water from the pump and passed it around. As he grabbed a seat he noticed Silvador returning with an armful of torches. "Great job. Now get some rest. We still have lots of work to do." Following his own advice Corran leaned against a tree and closed his eyes for a minute trying to plan the next move. He still needed to distribute the torches, have some wet cloth distributed to everyone to make sure they could breathe in the smoke, and if possible refill the pump. The team of volunteers he had watering down the "safe" side of the ditch had done well but they would need a full tank when the show finally started. With mabye an hour left he wasn't sure that it could happen.

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Haskell had been trying to reach the site of the ditch but lagged behind the main group because of his leg.

"I've lost one theater to a fire I'm not about to loose another, as well as my new home bad leg or not." he said to himself and proceeded to climb up the mountain with a pickax in tow.

After some time he finally managed to reach the site of the ditch. Although exhausted from his climb he hefted his pickax and looked for the Dalmatian he saw in town, hoping to help in anyway possible.

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Pachs continued on in spite of the chief telling him to take a break; he had worked harder then this before and wanted to get the job done.

Pachs: Your doing fine Ryan...Just keep a hold of the handles and keep it straight.

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Johanna ran down the streets shouting for Isaac and Rhoda but not seeing them; she was getting worried.

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Katmir knelt on the ground, shaking off the sweat that matted his fur. That spanish armadillo woman came to his side again. She held a bucket of water in her pink hands.

"Ya'll ain't gonna dump that on me again are you, ma'am?"

"No, zorro. Drink some first. Then use it for your rag to cover your nose like the dalmatian said. Drink."

Katmir drank from the bucket as she stood there. Then he dipped his bandana into it. He wore the bucket like a hat once more, drenched yet again... damnit.

"It's for your protection, zorro!" she said, scampering away from the fire line they had dug up.

"Thank you..! Thanks. I hope I don't die so I can buy you a drink or dinner... Damn, the fire is roaring!"

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((not scrapped Silv is a quiter))

Medel sat in the little meadow watching a stream of Furrs walking out of the valley like she had mostly the elderly, children and women a small group split off and headed towards her looked like a lady with a group of really old furrs medel was a bit astonished to see such a group even living in BonBon a few of the ladies looked like they might have once worked the castle in their hay day
"excuse me ma'am but can we stop and rest with you these elderly folk just can't go on much longer" the younger lady asked she must have been the head caretaker at the retirement house

"yeah of course they can rest here i dont have a claim on the clearing where is the rest of the group heading?" Medel asked helping the young lady settle the elderly in

"oh i think they are trying to make it to the next town to raise the alert if the fire gets past bonbon then that town will be in danger"

medel nodded her head in understanding 'why didn't i think of that i could have been there by now i'm so stupid' she thought to herself

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Ryan continued to Help with the plow he was running out of energy but pachs didn't seem to be slowing in his work so Ryan tried to keep up with him the furrows they were making were long and they would double back and add rows

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Pachs continued on he had worked on farm doing this type of work with just him and his dad for the first 20 years of his live. He could plow all of Bon Bon and still have energy left.

Pachs: Come on Ryan keep up the pace. Where almost done with this row after we will do a few more. Just concentrate on keeping the plow straight

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Johanna continued to look for Rhoda and Isaac; Sonny could smell the fire and was getting nervous but she held him tight not wanting him to get away.

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With his wet bandana over his snout, Katmir continued to dig a trench for the second fireline. Looking around, the furs seemd to trade looks of desperation and questions. Katmir had questions, too. Like, what else could they accomplish with the fire approaching so quickly? He saw the dalmatian fireman giving orders to others down a ways from him. The sky shouldn't be glowing orange at this time of the evening, but it was burning.

Katmir's shovel hit a rock in the ground. It starled him, and he realized then that he felt fear. Matting the sweaty fur of his brow, he thought of the beautiful women of Bon Bon... their enticing eyes, the scent of their fur, the twitch of their tails... and the one who would appear to give him water in this awful fire.

He snapped out of his stupor and dug his shovel into the dirt like he were digging for his life.

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Haskell had taken up a spot at the end of the ditch and was helping break up the earth to make it easier for those behind to dig deeper. A small comfort considering the heat and ominous glow of the night sky.

As he dug into the earth he couldn't help think about the fire that took his leg and almost killed him. The screams in the air, the oppressive heat and general panic. Haskell struck harder and faster with his pic-axe. He would not let that happen again.

A small tap on his shoulder brought him back to his senses and he realized one of the furs helping, a canine was offering him a drink from a canteen and said "Common now you have to be thirsty doing all of that digging in this heat."

Haskell looked at him and said "I'm used to working in the heat. I thank you kindly for your offer but, give it to someone who needs it more right now." and continued to dig.

"Listen I can understand being macho or giving but right now everyone needs to be at their best so even if you don't want to, drink it. The last thing we need is people fainting from heat stroke." said the dog.

Haskell looked at the dog, grabbed the canteen and took a large swig.

"That's the spirit." said the dog.

To Haskells dismay the water was about as hot as the air around him.

"Yeah sorry about it not being cool, hell it would be better if it were warm but that's what we've got this far up the line." said the dog reacting to Haskells face of slight discomfort.

"No it was good water, even if it is hot it'll freshen me up." Haskell responded while handing the dog his canteen back.

"Now lying is a bad habit but ill shoot down the line and see if we cant get some cooler water for us fellows up here."

Haskell watched the dog scamper down the line grabbing empty canteens and jugs, as many as he could sling over his shoulders or carry with his hands or mouth. He stood there staring blanking in the direction the dog had ran. All he could do was say to no one "I hope to see you again little pup maybe then I may ask your name."

After his thought past he hosted his pic-axe and struck the ground shouting to the furs behind him "Now then don't let this cripple out pace you. When we are done im sure it will be a rapturous after party."

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With a jerk Corran sat up straight. The dull roar of the fire had increased in volume. As he looked up to the horizon he realized that the fire had arrived sooner than anyone had anticipated. "Everyone, get ready! This is it!" He ran up to the line of ditches that the townspeople had managed to dig. "All right everybody, we need to light our own fire to deflect the path of the fire away from the town. After we light our own fire we need to keep our side of the ditch from burning. Use dirt, wet blankets, anything to put out any flames that cross the line." The dalmation raced over to the pump and climbed the steps to the top. He threw open the filling cap to the tank and peered inside. His reflection greeted him from about halfway down the interior of the pump. "Half full. I hope this is enough" he muttered to himself. He slammed the cap shut and stood atop the pump. "Everybody light your torches." There was a moment before the length of the ditch had a line of torches burning. "Alright, on three. One, two, THREE!"

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Katmir held the torch a clydesdale had lit and quickly passed to him. He didn't understand the orders from the firefighter, but followed along with the other gentlefurs and set nearby brush and shrubbery on fire.

He thought, holding the wet bandana to his snout, "By Gaia, please don't let Bon Bon burn! I just barely got here!" He gave with a yelp when hot ash landed on his tail. Katmir was fine, just startled. He then continued with the firefighter's tactic, his eyes bothered by the effects of the heat.

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OC: If I am intruding... well tell me and my post is gone.

Dorian, his coat all dirty and muddy he simply gave up on it and threw his jacket down to try and be used for choking the fires. Quickly jumping into the moat he grabbed a torch and followed the fireman's orders.

"THIS TOWN SHALL NOT DIE, NOT UNTIL I GO WITH IT"

He loved Bon Bon and was going to do anything for it. Even if he had to sacrifice his life to save the town, it would be done.

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Haskell sets alight some bush with the torch he was handed. He then douses his shirt in water ready to use it to smother any flames that my leap across the ditch.

"I hope this works" Haskell mutters to a fellow fur.

"You and everyone else here." the man responds.

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Medel helped the nurse take care of the elderly folk there in the clearing she watched the color of the night sky over the mountain as far as any one on this side of the mountain was concerned the whole city was up in flames

"god i hope my shop and apartments are ok"

she mumbled to herself as she gave some water to a nice old lady

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Ryan continued to Push the Plow the heat was getting to him

"Pachs please can we stop i need water ...i cant breath im a lawyer not a farmer"

he wheezed and let go of the plow holding his knees he hung his head the smoke and heat made his lungs constrict

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The fire was still a mile off from the fire line but it had reached the driest part of the forest where all the grass was in a large clearing then the wind shifted sending the fire to the north (the right of the path it was on))
it caught the wheat fields on fire and spread quickly that way around the fire line the smoke filled the valley

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He decided to go to the fireman or the one who was in charge and Dorian had a idea.

"Sir is there some sort of a dam at the lake. Perhaps we can direct a flood into the fire, stopping it."

he hoped his idea held some weight.

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He turns to see Ryan trying to catch his breath and stopped. He looks to see how much work they had already done and decided they could have a break for now.

Pachs: OK....lets take a break.

He unhooks himself and goes over to Ryan; he is looking up at the fire which is getting steadily closer to the town.

Pachs: You need help getting up?

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Johanna was continuing to look for Rhoda and Isaac. She was starting to get worried and panicked as she searched the streets for them. Sonny was also getting nervous from the fire that could now be see coming closer. In the growing darkness the only light was now coming from the growing light of the fire.

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As te towspeople began lighting the counter-fire, Corran held his breath. This was the trickiest part of the plan. If the fire managed to cross the ditch it would burn directly into the heart of the town. As the smaller fire began to build, the line was inevitably breached in a few areas. The dalmation called out, "Don't let it cross the ditch!" The desperate townsfolk fell on small fires with wet burlap bags and shovels of dirt. The line was holding. Then what felt like a lifetime later, it happened. The counter-fire began to move. It crept slowly towards the larger fire. "C'mon, C'mon, work damn you" he whispered. As the two fires coverged there was a terrific wave of sound and heat.

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Katmir picked up his shovel and ran away from the fireline, afraid of being burned by the now combined flames. It was a terrible thing to behold, the leaves turning to ash, trees falling here and there, and the relatively short distance between the forest fire and Bon Bon. Some furs were pasing along the word that the winds were blowing the fire to another location.

"It just gets from bad to wors, doesn't it now?" Katmir uncinched the tie of his Stetson and fanned himself with it when he was splashed with a bucketload of water. That brought him back to his senses. He turned to see that same pink dillo woman from before. Her long dark hair was disheveled, and her long white dress was covered in dirt and soot. She dropped the bucket and rested on her knees, clearly exhausted already. Katmir went to her side.

"Madam? Are you hurt?"

"No, kind sir. I am tired, and I am having trouble breathing."

"Aw, hell..! Um, excuse my tongue, ma'am.", he doffed his hat as she looked up at him. "My name is Katmir. Please, allow me to help you out of here. You have done more than enough for us, lady."

"My name is Consuelo Fu-" She was coughing. "... Fue-" Apparently she had forgotten to drink water for herself. She swooned, and Katmir dropped his shovel to catch her. He could feel her shaking in his arms, her face buried into his white furred chest.

"Miss Foo? Do you need assistance in makin' it back to Bon Bon, ma'am?"

"I would, Mr. Katmir. This is far too much for me."

He didn't want to leave the fireline with one less fur out there, but perhaps once he got the lady to safety he could meet up with them on the other side of the fire. So he grabbed his shovel, took Miss Fu's hand in his, and started towards Bon Bon.

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(BUmpity do)

Dorian stood in the wake of the fire. With his coat in hand ready to try and stamp out the oncoming fire. I was as if Hell itself had been set loose on the earth.