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want to set fire to the places.
It lives in the water of the rivers
and often disguises herself in a huge
redwood log that goes after those
who set fire to forests to burn them
with their flames. The true origin
of this myth, however, is a simple
chemical reaction. When many bones cluster in one
place and begin to decompose, only
It turns out that animal bones, such the white phosphorus remains, and
as horses, oxen and even jaguars, are when any spark or lightning comes
extremely rich in white phosphorus, in contact with it, a gigantic flame
a material that is highly flammable. comes out of nowhere.
