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Sometimes, as far as we could tell, from shouts and conversations, it seemed the fire was on the verge of being managed, if not extinguished, and then, later, it seemed it raged even more fiercely. - (Quarry of Gor, Chapter 6, Sentence #95)

As we were hooded, we did not have too clear an idea of what was going on, but we knew, surely, about the fire, and were aware of the speech and movements of men about us, some milling, mostly coming and going. Another pump wagon, I gathered, rolled by. The alarm bar was still sounding. Sometimes, as far as we could tell, from shouts and conversations, it seemed the fire was on the verge of being managed, if not extinguished, and then, later, it seemed it raged even more fiercely. This may have had to do with a shift in the wind, easily marked at the docks, but not evident where we were, on the street between buildings, or, perhaps, it was occasioned when the fire reached different materials in the affected building or buildings. We remained as we were. We had not been moved. - (Quarry of Gor)