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1 He kept the flames spraying into the swamp, beating back our foes.
2 Finding outlets for energetic demonstrations kept the flames of faith burning.
3 Fire sprang up inside him but he kept the flames banked.
4 By careful feeding, he kept the flames burning clear, with almost no smoke.
5 Linked to all that was easy to blame, few kept the flames kindled under cover.
6 From time to time the ranger thrust a stick into the fire, and so kept the flames alive.
7 The wet coal on top kept the flames from coming through, but down in the bottom of the bunkers the flames were raging.
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