Before that night—
a memorable night, as it was to prove—hundreds of millions of people
had watched the rising smoke-wreaths of their fires without drawing any special inspiration from the fact.”
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<div class="example"> Before that night—<span>a memorable night, as it was to prove—hundreds of millions of people</span> had watched the rising smoke-wreaths of their fires without drawing any special inspiration from the fact.” </div>