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Craft some Flare Shells and fill them with a mix of dye. Hold the resulting Flare in your offhand to load them into your Flare Gun.<\/p>\n

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Signalling Flares can be seen regardless of distance. Let your friends know where you are in an immersive way!
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\nIllumination Flares are great for lighting up a cave, and emit coloured lights!
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