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Page 92
... fire in the tunnel and exploded . Despite the de- struction of 23 automobiles and the ruin of 500 feet ( 150 metres ) of tunnel ceiling , not a single fatality resulted . The tunnel , 8,500 feet ( 2,600 metres ) long , is also ...
... fire in the tunnel and exploded . Despite the de- struction of 23 automobiles and the ruin of 500 feet ( 150 metres ) of tunnel ceiling , not a single fatality resulted . The tunnel , 8,500 feet ( 2,600 metres ) long , is also ...
Page 109
... fire god is revered as a purificatory agent as much as out of fear for his destructiveness . During the hi - matsuri ( " fire festivals " ) at the beginning of the new year , worshippers carry back to their home hearths torches lit from ...
... fire god is revered as a purificatory agent as much as out of fear for his destructiveness . During the hi - matsuri ( " fire festivals " ) at the beginning of the new year , worshippers carry back to their home hearths torches lit from ...
Page 268
... fire , while man came only of clay . For this exhibition of pride and disobedience , God threw Iblis out of heaven . His punishment , however , was post- poned until the Judgment Day ( yawm ad - din ) , when he and his host will have to ...
... fire , while man came only of clay . For this exhibition of pride and disobedience , God threw Iblis out of heaven . His punishment , however , was post- poned until the Judgment Day ( yawm ad - din ) , when he and his host will have to ...
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