“Fire is the reuniting of matter with oxygen. If one bears that in mind, every blaze may be seen as a reunion, an occasion of chemical joy.”

—  Tom Robbins, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1976)

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