Fire-Setting Beneath City You can heat this sandy soil with fire for as long as you want, but it won't do you any good!
Heating soft sand won't help you build a tunnel -- it will just make you really, really hot and sweaty. fire-setting works much better in rock tunnels. Try this technique in a rock tunnel to find out why!
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