This is Brooke's friend, Devin Gardner. She and Brooke and the rest of the gang came home from school when I was busy with Junior burning weeds. They were quite interested, since most 13 years old have a natural interest in burning up stuff. So I continued to tell them how much fun I was having, and showed them exactly what was happening to each weed, and they kept watching and talking about it until they were all drooling and begging to take a turn. It was quite a bit like Tom Sawyer and the white washing of the fence. Brooke was first, and she seemed fine, so I ran inside for a quick drink of water. All was well upon my return. They had switched operators. I watched for a bit, then asked if they were okay while I went to get a rake. By the time I got back, smoke was billowing out into the street, and Annie Lambert had already gotten a hose and was spraying down the bush. Devin had gotten her turn with Junior and came too close to the bush and set it aflame. It's a dry grass type of bush and it went up in a hurry. Quick thinking Annie knew right where to find the hose, and got it down there very quickly and put out the fire. I guess Moses didn't have a hose.
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