The Archivist of Velmora: Chronicles of the Thirteenth Flame

Chapter XV · The Last Retained Fragment of the Fire

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By Alric Monroe • Curated US English Learning Edition

“NOT EVERYONE WHO TOUCHES fire gets burned. There are those for whom the flame bows. But fire bows not for blood... but for the memory someone kept even when there was nothing left to hold.”

Ancient pressure fills the airless Flamelock basement

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“NOT EVERYONE WHO TOUCHES fire gets burned.

There are those for whom the flame bows.

But fire bows not for blood... but for the memory someone kept even when there was nothing left to hold.”

The corner of the Flamelock basement was no longer a space to breathe.

The air was as thick as molten stone, carrying the unquantifiable pressure of souls once burned alive.

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LEARNER DICTIONARY

Archivist

/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter XV Reading 1/24

The Archivist of Velmora: Chronicles of the Thirteenth Flame

Chapter XV · The Last Retained Fragment of the Fire

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Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

“NOT EVERYONE WHO TOUCHES fire gets burned.

Line 2

There are those for whom the flame bows.

Line 3

But fire bows not for blood... but for the memory someone kept even when there was nothing left to hold.”

Line 4

The corner of the Flamelock basement was no longer a space to breathe.

Line 5

The air was as thick as molten stone, carrying the unquantifiable pressure of souls once burned alive.

Learner Dictionary

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flamelock noun US /ˈfleɪm.lɒk/

The subterranean vault of sealed ancient fire.

From this reading “The corner of the Flamelock basement was no longer a space to breathe.”

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air

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alive

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are

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basement

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From this reading The corner of the Flamelock basement was no longer a space to breathe.

bloodnounUS /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading But fire bows not for blood... but for the memory someone kept even when there was nothing left to hold.”

bows

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breathe

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burned

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From this reading “NOT EVERYONE WHO TOUCHES fire gets burned.

But

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carrying

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From this reading The air was as thick as molten stone, carrying the unquantifiable pressure of souls once burned alive.

corner

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From this reading The corner of the Flamelock basement was no longer a space to breathe.

even

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From this reading But fire bows not for blood... but for the memory someone kept even when there was nothing left to hold.”

EVERYONE

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From this reading “NOT EVERYONE WHO TOUCHES fire gets burned.

fire

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From this reading “NOT EVERYONE WHO TOUCHES fire gets burned.

flamenounUS /fleɪm/

A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.

From this reading There are those for whom the flame bows.

FlamelocknounUS /ˈfleɪm.lɒk/

The subterranean vault of sealed ancient fire.

From this reading The corner of the Flamelock basement was no longer a space to breathe.

for

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From this reading There are those for whom the flame bows.

gets

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From this reading “NOT EVERYONE WHO TOUCHES fire gets burned.

hold

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From this reading But fire bows not for blood... but for the memory someone kept even when there was nothing left to hold.”

kept

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From this reading But fire bows not for blood... but for the memory someone kept even when there was nothing left to hold.”

left

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From this reading But fire bows not for blood... but for the memory someone kept even when there was nothing left to hold.”

longer

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From this reading The corner of the Flamelock basement was no longer a space to breathe.

memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading But fire bows not for blood... but for the memory someone kept even when there was nothing left to hold.”

molten

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From this reading The air was as thick as molten stone, carrying the unquantifiable pressure of souls once burned alive.

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From this reading The corner of the Flamelock basement was no longer a space to breathe.

NOT

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From this reading “NOT EVERYONE WHO TOUCHES fire gets burned.

nothing

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From this reading But fire bows not for blood... but for the memory someone kept even when there was nothing left to hold.”

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From this reading The corner of the Flamelock basement was no longer a space to breathe.

once

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From this reading The air was as thick as molten stone, carrying the unquantifiable pressure of souls once burned alive.

pressure

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From this reading The air was as thick as molten stone, carrying the unquantifiable pressure of souls once burned alive.

someone

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From this reading But fire bows not for blood... but for the memory someone kept even when there was nothing left to hold.”

souls

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From this reading The air was as thick as molten stone, carrying the unquantifiable pressure of souls once burned alive.

space

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From this reading The corner of the Flamelock basement was no longer a space to breathe.

stone

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From this reading The air was as thick as molten stone, carrying the unquantifiable pressure of souls once burned alive.

the

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There

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thick

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From this reading The air was as thick as molten stone, carrying the unquantifiable pressure of souls once burned alive.

those

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From this reading There are those for whom the flame bows.

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From this reading But fire bows not for blood... but for the memory someone kept even when there was nothing left to hold.”

TOUCHES

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From this reading “NOT EVERYONE WHO TOUCHES fire gets burned.

unquantifiable

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From this reading The air was as thick as molten stone, carrying the unquantifiable pressure of souls once burned alive.

was

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From this reading But fire bows not for blood... but for the memory someone kept even when there was nothing left to hold.”

when

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From this reading But fire bows not for blood... but for the memory someone kept even when there was nothing left to hold.”

WHO

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From this reading “NOT EVERYONE WHO TOUCHES fire gets burned.

whom

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From this reading There are those for whom the flame bows.

Chapter Quiz

Use these questions to verify literal comprehension before continuing to the next chapter.

What central mystery unfolds in Chapter 15 (The Last Retained Fragment of the Fire)?

Shadowing Practice

Repeat the selected source lines aloud to practice rhythm, stress, and clear US English pronunciation.

Elric: “The knowledge sealed within The Last Retained Fragment of the Fire was never meant to be forgotten.”

Lyra: “Every flame in the archives remembers who lit it, and who sought to put it out.”