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# Fire devoured their young men
Possible meanings are 1) "The enemy used fire to kill all their young men" or 2) "Their young men died quickly in battle like a fire burns dry grass." Do not communicate that these people used guns. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# devoured
To "devour" is to eat everything very quickly.
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# young men ... virgins
These words refer to people at the time they are the strongest and most attractive.
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# wedding
the celebration when people marry