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He aimed the hose at the base of the flames and the fire reacted by jumping to the fence.
He focused the spray on the fence.
I'VE GOT YOU NOW.
Before he could grin, the fire had split into two and jumped again. One part went to the
trees on the left and the other to the trees on the right.
It was a good battle, but he was sure he could win.
("Bobby. Bobby.") The voice came clearly to his ears, but his brain knew better than to
raise a false alarm. Firefighting was important. His conscience was not disturbed.
Bobby turned the hose first to the fire on the left intent on taking out the fuel supply.
("Bobby?")
The left side was nearly beaten, but the right was gaining strength. He made the sacrifice, sparing the left to attack the right.
("Bobby, time for supper.")
The right side fire had miscalculated. It was up a lonely tree with nowhere to jump.
("Bobby! Where are you? It's time to eat.")
Yes, it was a good battle. Left side surrendered under the steady stream, while right side
fizzled out on its own. Bobby gave the right side a good soaking just in case.
The sound of the screen door snapped him back to reality. He turned to see Aunt Lin appraising his work.
"Are you a big hero again?" she asked with a smile while surveying the muddy garden and wet shrubbery. "Go on inside and wash up. It's time to eat."
Aunt Lin was a well trained volunteer. He knew she would wrap up the hoses and shut off the water supply without being told.
A good firefight always made him tired and hungry, so he strode up the steps to make quick work of supper. If, of course, he could get the screen door open past Grampa's big helmet wobbling on his head.
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