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the visible ghost of fire, every particle a tiny eulogy for something that used to be solid
physicsIt's airborne solids, not gas, technically a suspension
signalingSmoke signals carried messages miles before electricity existed
papal voteWhite smoke means the cardinals finally picked a pope
flavorSmoking food preserves it by killing microbes chemically
deathsMost fire fatalities come from inhalation, not flames