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Which excerpt from The Great Fire supports the theme that nature is a powerful force that can be extremely destructive?At its fiercest, such a whirlwind could rip a roof off a house and pick up the building's contents.”

“The stronger winds, the ones people remembered the best, were probably caused by rising convective heat.”
“Chamberlin was too tired to fight his way across just then, so he crawled up onto one of the bridge's arched railings.”
“Claire Innes, Joseph Chamberlin . . . had . . . seen mass panic, crime, and acts of violence.”

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User Halley
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Answer:

“At its fiercest, such a whirlwind could rip a roof off a house and pick up the building's contents.”

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User Sushant Singh
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This excerpt best proves it: "At its fiercest, such a whirlwind could rip a roof off a house and pick up the building's contents.”

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User Vivek Garg
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