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A farmer raked up some leaves on his property, put them into a metal barrel, and set the leaves on fire. The farmer then went off to his barn to do some other work. A few minutes later, a wind gust blew some burning leaves onto a neighbor's property, causing a small fire amid some brush. If the neighbor asserts a claim against the farmer, the neighbor will most likely

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  1. recover, because the farmer is strictly liable for the spread of the fire.
  2. recover, because the farmer was negligent in leaving the fire unattended.
  3. recover, because the farmer created a public nuisance in failing to contro' the fire.
  4. not recover, because the farmer is not liable for an unforeseeable act of God.

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