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One of these objects title a novel in which Reno befriends a Moto Valera crew that she enlisted to help photograph motorcycle tracks in the Bonneville Salt Flats. One of these objects is compared to a “great python” spitting venom as a man holding it feels like “an amazing conductor playing all the symphonies.” A character orders “Your house, your clean-up” before forcing a man suspected of speaking through “audio-capsule” with (*) Faber to use (10[1])one of these tools. (10[1]-5[2])This is the main tool of a profession whose old purpose was made obsolete by better building materials and which travels around in vehicles called salamanders. A mechanical Hound acquires a scent from one of these tools (10[1])after it is used to kill Captain Beatty. For 10 points, name this tool used by firemen like Guy Montag to destroy books in Fahrenheit 451. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: flamethrowers [accept The Flamethrowers; prompt on fire or flames]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jason HongMadmen and SpecialistsASU->Stanford->ASU pipeline7310
Chris Yooshe limp on my waltz till i feel pathetiqueIn the Mood for Buzz77-5
Shourjo Gangulibingy academyOld and Young77-5
Collin LeckThe cult of SGAToyota Tundra Turbos — Twisting Truths - Tackling Trivia - Taming Titans7710
Joel MilesPaddington in Peru (2024)Social credit go vroom11410
Moses KitakuleIn the Mood for Buzzshe limp on my waltz till i feel pathetique14110
Mike CheyneOld and Youngbingy academy14110

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