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The fire spread quickly in the strengthening sea-breeze. Gohei hurried from one haystack to another, setting fire to them all. Finishing the task, he threw down the torch and looked uneasily down at the sea. It was now completely dark as the sun had set, and in the darkness the fire blazed brilliantly. The priests of the Buddhist temple in the village below noticed the fire and sounded their big bell, which acted as a fire alarm to the villagers. |
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