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- Unextinguishable fire at end of earth. A871.0.2
- Tabu: lighting or extinguishing lights on sabbath. C631.4
- Miraculous rain extinguishes fire used at stake. (Cf. D902.) D1391.1
- Magic extinguishing of fires. (Cf. D1656, Q492.) D2158.2
- Life-lights in lower world. Each light mystically connected with the life of a person. When light is extinguished, person dies. E765.1.3
- Ordeal by spitting. Extinguishing fire is proof of innocence. H221.5
- Numskull thinks the extinguishing of lights at the church presages a fight. Draws his sword. J1823.3
- Adulteress extinguishes light to hide her paramour. K1516.3
- Light extinguished and woman stolen. (Cf. R10.1.) R31
- Dying miser tells son to extinguish candle just as soon as he dies. W153.11.1
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