Writer's Block: Rescue mission

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Geh. It's kind of hard to imagine a situation in which someone would intentionally set fire to a house while in it and then somehow not be able to get their own damn self out -- but if I ever somehow managed to find myself a party to that situation, I suppose it would turn out to be an excellent opportunity to wish real hard that I could somehow jettison my conscience.