b) Heat directs from/to aka from inception towards death...few stoke many to tempt a turn within direction aka life progressing with the process of dying instead of resisting it.
c) ASH from AS - "to burn; glow" implies life within motion (moved by) tempted with emotion (moving from); hence "turning to ash".
a) Few stoke so that many are consumed by flames.
b) Heat directs from/to aka from inception towards death...few stoke many to tempt a turn within direction aka life progressing with the process of dying instead of resisting it.
c) ASH from AS - "to burn; glow" implies life within motion (moved by) tempted with emotion (moving from); hence "turning to ash".
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