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Gasoline is very flammable and fairly toxic by inhalation and swallowing. The real danger though is familiarity. So many people are so familiar with gasoline as an every day substance that they fail to take care of a fairly dangerous substance. That is what makes it ESPECIALLY dangerous.

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