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From: glass@panix.com (Robert Scott Martin)
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Subject: Re: Burning Dross vs Retrograde Motion
Date: 25 Mar 2003 00:45:02 -0500
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In article <9279a.70454$Ik.3070440@typhoon.sonic.net>,
nagasiva  <spam@luckymojo.com> wrote:

>what should the burning away of dross include? i.e. what is
>NOT dross that should generally not be burned away? I would
>personally presume here one's health and generally what I'd
>call 'irreplaceable resources' (e.g. biological organism,
>including motility, capacity for movement, communication, 
>etc.), but I'd to hear how and where you might identify it.

Fire is its own proof. Set it all to the fire: if it burns, it's dross. If 
it melts like wax but doesn't smoke, you're onto something.

One will note that what we might consider "irreplaceable" is what the fire 
loves best, and vice versa. The gods do enjoy a sweet smoky savor. Some of 
us like to fatten up the ox to give them a good meal.