"The eating of burning brimstone is an entirely fake performance."

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"The eating of burning brimstone is an entirely fake performance."

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"Eating coals of fire has always been one of the sensational feats of the Fire Kings, as it is quite generally known that charcoal burns with an extremely intense heat."

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