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destroy
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to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate
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survive
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to remain alive after the death of someone, the cessation of something, or the occurrence of some event; continue to live: Few survived after the holocaust.
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capture
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to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize
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torch
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noun
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end. verb to burn or flare up |
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capital
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the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state, etc
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surrender
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to give up (something) to the possession or power of another
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countrymen
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a native or inhabitant of one's own country
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theater
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a building, part of a building, or outdoor area for housing dramatic presentations, stage entertainments, or motion-picture shows.
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assassination
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to kill suddenly or secretively, esp. a politically prominent person; murder premeditatedly and treacherously
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funeral
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the ceremonies for a dead person prior to burial
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