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Japan's 1,200-Year-Old ‘Eternal Flame’ Survives Massive Temple Fire
(www.timesnownews.com)
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I suppose that makes sense.
"Flame survives fire"
I don't know how you can tell if the flame survived the fire, or if the fire totally destroyed and has replaced the flame.
Yes, how do we know if it's the same flame?
The flame of Theseus
This was my grandfather's housefire, I just repainted