I know that sounds really stupid but it's true. How close to one have you been? It was the Bigbucks that blew, KA-THOOOM, just like a comic book. I felt the blast in my body. I felt my heart and the heat penetrating my clothes. My ears rang. I was lying on my stomach. I remember that part of the market on was now on fire.
Before passing out I saw the flag for the first time, bright blue with a big green circle in the midde, kind of like a Japanese flag. It was planted in the grass close to the totem pole, whipping in the wind.