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[B][I][U][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]Awaken in the Night[/FONT][/COLOR][/U][/I][/B]
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[FONT=Times New Roman]In the depths of a cold and starless night,[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]A lone fire alarm warns of trouble in sight.[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]The firefighter wakes in a hurry,[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]Donning their gear in a flash and a flurry.[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]On board the engines they’re ready to go,[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]To face a danger only they can know.[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]Racing down the street and outta sight,[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]The engine with its siren and flashing light.[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
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[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]On scene there is confusion,[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]But the fire chief has the solution.[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]There are flames to the left and to the right,[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]Residents are trapped and possessed with fright.[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]Heavy smoke billows aloft,[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]As a mother and child look distraught,[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]So many people to save from harm,[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]The chief sounds an additional alarm.[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
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[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]When the engine stops the men go to work,[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]Pulling the hose with a heave and a jerk.[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]The truck crew raises ladders in haste,[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]And save some victims from a deadly fate.[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]The engines are humming with water flowing,[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]Soon the fire stops from growing.[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]Firefighters search the building inside,[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]Hoping to find someone alive. [/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
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[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]EMS will rush victims to emergency,[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]While the firefighters fight with a sense of urgency.[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]Finally the fire dwindles out,[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]There’s a sense of calmness with no need to shout.[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]The men pack their hose and their gear,[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]As the dawn of a new day draws very near.[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]With the danger subsided the firefighters leave, [/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
[CENTER][COLOR=red][FONT=Times New Roman]And prepare to help someone else in need. [/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]
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[COLOR=#ff0000][FONT=Times New Roman]David Shafto[/FONT][/COLOR]