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What can you lose that will cause other people to lose theirs too?
What is so delicate that even mentioning it breaks it?
I am the red tongue of the earth, that buries cities.
It makes me warm and secure.
You walk into a room with a match, a kerosene lamp and a fireplace. Which do you light first?
What do you purposefully put lots of in and on your body, but run away from when you encounter it outside?