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The Poet Refers to a Dying Fire. Who Were Sitting Beside It and Why?

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The poet refers to a dying fire. Who were sitting beside it and why?

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The six men were sitting beside the fire to keep warm as they were trapped in a bitterly cold place .The poet refers to a fire which was slowly extinguishing’ as none of the six men were willing to keep it going by relinquishing their logs. Hence, the fire which was keeping them alive was dying and they too would dip from the cold.

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