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beacon fire

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Noun1.beacon firebeacon fire - a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
beacon
visual signal - a signal that involves visual communication
signal fire, signal light - a fire set as a signal


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Strange, if the little sick-room fire were in effect a beacon fire, summoning some one, and that the most unlikely some one in the world, to the spot that MUST be come to.
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