Extinguishing the monster dung fire was Hercules' eleventh labor, after bringing the cattle of the monster Geryon.
Byproducts from the massive operation resulted in a dung pile measuring 100 feet long, 30 feet high and 50 feet wide that began burning about two months ago and continues to smolder despite Herculean attempts to douse it.
``I must give him his due. He has considerably cretinized me.'' Lautréamont
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