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The Best Fire Eater In The World

Matt Hyams

Submitted to Contest #299

“Do you think I’m a good fire eater?”“Of course I do.” “Do you think I’m the best one?”“I think you’re as good as the best one.” “But you don’t think I’m the best one?”“What do you mean, the best?”“Like, am I the best fire eater you’ve ever seen?”“I mean, you eat fire like all fire eaters do? Is there a way to eat it better than another?”“Yeah, I mean, there’s the style of my whole act, what I do before I eat it, my flourishes, my movement, and then the eventual fire eating. Does that all add up to me being the best fire eater you’ve ever se...

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