Everyone watched Montag. He did not move. The alarm (in the firehouse) sounded. The bell in the ceiling kicked itself two hundred times. Suddenly there were four empty chairs. The cards fell in a flurry of snow. The brass pole shivered. The men

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Everyone watched Montag. He did not move. The alarm (in the firehouse) sounded. The bell in the ceiling kicked itself two hundred times. Suddenly there were four empty chairs. The cards fell in a flurry of snow. The brass pole shivered. The men

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Asked by lol l #1200126 on 12/13/2021 12:06 PM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 12/13/2021 12:10 PM

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 12/13/2021 12:10 PM

The alarm alerts the firemen that they are being sent on a call. The bell is the long sounding alarm, the cards are white (flurry of snow), the four men descend by sliding down the brass pole (firemen's pole) which shivers with their weight.

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Fahrenheit 451

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