Stars, well known, have disappeared, new ones have come into view, comets, in their incalculable courses, may run foul of suns and planets and require
renovation under other laws; certain races of animals are become extinct; and, were there no restoring power, all existences might extinguish successively, one by one,
until all should be reduced to a shapeless chaos.
It seemed to be coming from the unoccupied house
under renovation by the negligent neighbor in question, but no one was sure
until the fire chief showed up.