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Roman candle



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It was with his Roman candle of a play, The Normal Heart, that his two lives most directly intersected.

From The Guardian • May 27, 2020

They grimace each time they see a wooden fence in the neighborhood, thinking of it as a Roman candle that could shoot flames onto a nearby home.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2017

But in penman Robert Hurford’s hands, H explodes like a Roman candle in ink.

From Washington Times • Aug. 5, 2017

A Roman candle fired from the crowd reportedly damaged a window at a residential building at Fourth Avenue and Virginia Street, police said.

From Seattle Times • May 2, 2016

The boy with the Roman candle is staring at me.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day



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