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THE EARTHQUAKE by GEORGE HERBERT CLARKE

First Line: A ROLLING, GRINDING RUMBLE: A SHARP SHUDDER
Last Line: DUST AND DARKNESS!
Subject(s): DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; FIRE;

@2A@1 ROLLING, griding rumble: a sharp shudder;—
The earth in spasm!

A long multitudinous wail ...

Sudden flames leaping; fingering, swallowing ...
Dust and darkness!



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