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Yet in oure asshen olde is fyr yreke.
Yet in oure asshen olde is fyr yreke.
Where no wood is, the fire goes out; so where there is no tale bearer, the strife ceaseth.
Where no wood is, the fire goes out; so where there is no tale bearer, the strife ceaseth.
Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire.
Divert her eyes with pictures in the fire.
A crooked log makes a strait fire
[A crooked log makes a straight fire.]
A crooked log makes a strait fire
[A crooked log makes a straight fire.]
There can be no great smoke arise, but there must be some fire.
There can be no great smoke arise, but there must be some fire.
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
We don't negotiate the deal. We're just the matchmakers.
We don't negotiate the deal. We're just the matchmakers.
Whirlwinds of tempestuous fire.
Whirlwinds of tempestuous fire.