It teetered out of the hole and seemed to hover, spitting great gouts of flame as it encountered the phlogiston layer.
The flames were extinguished as it made contact with the phlogiston layer.
mnli hypothesis: The flames were extinguished as it made contact with the phlogiston layer. premise: It teetered out of the hole and seemed to hover, spitting great gouts of flame as it encountered the phlogiston layer.