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GUEST POST When it’s time to run: recollections from a fire and its fallout
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GUEST POST When it’s time to run: recollections from a fire and its fallout

Photos and words by Samuel Shaw

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The following photos and words are by Samuel Shaw, a Colorado photographer and writer.

Remnants on Mulberry St. Louisville, Colorado. Samuel R. Shaw photo.

An animal instinct overtakes the nervous system when it's time to run. Pops, fizzes and bangs precede the inevitable. The smoke color changes, tan to abyssal black and I’m beginning to see what I sme…

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