It was only a stoker
who had climbed up as some sort of
practical joke, or possibly a bet, but
several silly women, taking it for an
apparition shot up from the very flames
of hell, screamed and declared it an
omen.
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Following the crowd who
were now flowing in that direction and
coming within view of the dummy funnel
which served as a ventilation outlet, I
saw a black face emerging from the top.
It was only a stoker
who had climbed up as some sort of
practical joke, or possibly a bet, but
several silly women, taking it for an
apparition shot up from the very flames
of hell, screamed and declared it an
omen.
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