This faction is home to those V.F.D. Volunteers who favor arson, hoard money, and commit murder as they please. Since the schism, they appear to have more resources than the other half of V.F.D and to have more associates throughout the public (e.g. the police and the press). The majority of the members of this side have either been killed or have left the organization.

Here, where the world is quiet; Here, where all trouble seems Dead winds' and spent waves' riot In doubtful dreams of dreams; I watch the green field growing For reaping folk and sowing, For harvest-time and mowing, A sleepy world of streams. It is true that the body can develop a natural immunity or tolerance to some very toxic substances by administering very small doses over a period of time (this is definitely not a recommendation for DIY poison prevention). Some of these toxic compounds include snake venom, ricin and opiates, to name but a few. Unfortunately, cyanide isn’t one of those substances. You simply cannot build up a natural tolerance to cyanide by using this method. The group finally emerged into a courtyard, where four more shots were fired into Rasputin’s body before he slumped to the ground. To make sure they wouldn’t be troubled again, the assassins wrapped and tied the body with a piece of heavy linen, bundled it into a car and drove to Petrovski Island, where it was dropped from a bridge into the frozen river below. Translating every instance of V.F.D. into different languages is one of the difficulties the translators go through, as terms such as "Volunteer Fire Department", "Very Fancy Doilies", etc, don't have the same initials in every language. Since I loved the ending and felt out of sorts about not giving the rest of it proper attention—it’s a perfect aftermath-(of just about anything) book—the next night I started over. No matter how bewildering life is, the essential thing is to keep reading.

This book is about bewilderment, a word which here means ‘the feeling of being bewildered’ and ‘bewildered’ is a word which here means ‘you don’t have any idea what is happening, and ‘you’ is a word which doesn’t just mean you. It means everyone. You have no idea what is happening, and nobody you know has any idea what is happening, and of course there are all the people you don’t know, which is most of the people in the world, and they don’t know what is happening either, and of course I don’t know what is happening or I wouldn’t have eaten poison for breakfast.” Use italics (lyric) and bold (lyric) to distinguish between different vocalists in the same song part

A: If you are preoccupied with the fact that you will die, if there are scenes from movies and lines from books and verses from songs that cannot leave your head, if you are haunted by your own childhood and conversations you have had and events you have imagined but cannot forget, then you might find this book interesting. Also, I hope people can finally learn that scrambled eggs are garbage.Common Sense is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century. Members of the Fire-Fighting Side are known as Volunteers. This faction of the organization prizes virtues like being well-read, arriving early, and drinking bitter tea. The majority of adult members of this side have been murdered by the time of Beatrice Baudelaire II's birth, typically by the fire-starting side. (see: The Fire-Starting Side) These names are seen in a V.F.D. tunnel in the TV series, implying their connection to the organization: The author has his usual breakfast. Then he finds a note. “You just had poison for breakfast” the note says. This is a true story about what the author did next.