Forget for a moment the politics of reverse-colonialism, or the notion of a Fifa-driven conspiracy that would see decades of glorious football achievement by Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland extinguished by the back door of assimilation.
It lifts a load of burning oil and sand as firefighters hose down the arm, dumps it where it can be extinguished, and goes back for more.
Ms. Barton told the investigators that she waited until the flames had extinguished, but after circling back to the campsite discovered a fire growing out of control in grass and pine trees.
Maybe the fear was extinguished, but it always came back, like the flame of a trick candle.
After the fire was extinguished, the Shores were let back into the house to gather a few belongings.
But the examination of a flawed life or a life gone wrong or a life almost extinguished by shortcomings then brought back from the dead, that's what makes us feel less alone.
But any hopes Celtic had of this cup tie being a straightforward affair were extinguished when St Mirren hit back on 13 minutes.
However, their neon sparkle was never fully extinguished, and now it's blinking back to life.
What little hope the visitors appeared to have of getting back into the game was extinguished midway through the second half when Bishop was shown a straight red card for bringing down Dawkins inside the area.
Any hopes of getting back into the game were extinguished early in the second half.
