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The audio begins with the faint sound of a match being struck, bringing to mind images of a small flame sparking to life in the darkness. There's an anticipatory pause, a held breath before the match is brought close to a prepared pile of kindling. You hear the crackling and popping as the flame takes hold, the fire starting to grow and consume. Next, you hear the distinctive click of a lighter, a modern tool for ignition, adding to the growing inferno. The audio is so vivid you can almost feel the heat radiating from the blaze, the intense light flickering and dancing on unseen walls. The audio takes a sinister turn as the sound of a can of accelerant being opened and sprayed onto the fire is heard. The crackling of the fire grows louder, more intense as the flames greedily devour the added fuel, the sounds painting a picture of an escalating, uncontrollable blaze. The sounds of burning, of things being consumed by the fire,