And then there is the strange life force of the Delphos, the way its hem pools on the ground like the spreading roots of a tree, and how the vertical pleating begins to look like bark.

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So they can't go out and force people to take measures, like having fire walls, cleared-away lanes to prevent fire from spreading.

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