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This phenomenon was the subject of a festival where sages juggled flaming objects all night, the Simchat Beit Ha-Sho’evah (“seem-HOT bait ha-sho-eh-VAH”). The obscure angel “Af-Bri” (“off-BREE”) controls this phenomenon per a prayer that is replaced by the Morid Ha-Tal (“mo-REED ha-TALL”). Honi the Circle-Maker gained his epithet (10[1])by drawing circles (10[1])to cause (10[1])this phenomenon and then complaining about it. Joel’s prediction of a “latter” form of this phenomenon (10[1])names charismatic movements led by Joseph Mattsson-Boze and Charles Parham. The central prayer of Shemini Atzeret (-5[1])asks God, “for the sake of the Patriarchs,” not to withhold this phenomenon, (10[3])which allows one to [emphasize] not sleep in a sukkah during Sukkot. (10[3])A covenant that (10[1])this phenomenon would not (10[1])return formed after a dove (10[1])returned (10[1])with an olive branch. (10[4])For 10 points, (10[1])name this phenomenon that lasted 40 days and 40 nights during the biblical Flood. ■END■ (0[1])

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