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‘She placed a rock on his chest, cleared all around the body, then collected some leaves and started a fire with a match. There were more rocks, more fire and the singing.’ And he was back to figuring out how to explain the internal fire. ‘Go on,’ Anthony said. ‘What next?’ Without looking up, Rick continued. ‘She sat down.’ He closed his eyes and tried to remember how it had felt when she called on the power within her. ‘It was hot from the inside out. Felt like, I don’t know, lightning maybe. Like I’d been struck and was on fire. It came out of her like white light, from her fingers, her eyes, her mouth. Controlled at first, directed at him and then bubbling over until he was consumed. After that …’ How could he go on? He had no words to describe what happened next. ‘After that, I don’