23 October 2011 - cleansing fire

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Suggestion for Egyptians and Americans

If fire is cleansing then fuel is dirty, and thus dirt must be clean—so first I’m throwing away my vacuum cleaner, but second, if from the ashes and scorched earth of your revolution grows another corrupt regime then next time burn more thoroughly. You must have left seeds.

clue:

How is fire cleansing? Fire usually leaves a mess.

give me a clue so sweet and true

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