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+abriflame
+=========
+
+Coloured flames Minetest mod by Shara RedCat which adds:
+
+1. Ten decorative, non-destructive placeable fire types.
+2. A fire starter tool to create them.
+
+Note: This mod depends on abriglass and default in minetest_game.
+
+
+Crafting
+---------
+
+To create coloured flames, first craft a fire starter tool using a steel ingot and a mese crystal fragment.
+
+Place a node of coloured glass (non-patterned) from the abriglass mod.
+
+While holding the tool, left click on top of the glass node. Coloured flame will appear. 
+
+You can remove and replace the glass node with something else, and the flame will remain.
+
+
+
+Licenses and Attribution 
+-----------------------
+
+Please see license.txt for details.
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