A couple of weeks back, a day or two before the 4th of July, a palm tree at the corner of our backyard went up in flames. Parts of the yard next to the back wall were smoldering. I was roused from bed by my friend's little sister who was knocking on our door. (They live about 2 blocks down the street. Luckily, she was heading over to grab some food
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