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THREAD: on temples made to be burned—

Every cathedral must contend with the fact that it will eventually perish at the hands of pyromaniacal apostates. Yet in their obsolescence, these structures reveal hidden functions For some, the awesome and horrible conflagration is a tool of conversion, and chemical compounds encased in their pillars release fireworks, violet flames, voices and chiming explosives