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Jul 2023
57m 25s

Pyrotechnics - The History and Art of Fi...

SHARON HANDY
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Let's relax and sleep with quiet thoughts on a loud art, including speculation on Eastern origins, deadly Greek fire, and every mention of fireworks in Europe for a thousand years (no, really).

 

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