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Bear the torch

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There is a difference, ya know; between holding a torch and being a torch bearer.

There was a certain Olympics when the torch made it all the way across five continents without going out, but halfway across the sixth, the flame guttered. The runner dropped his pace to a crawl and covered it with his hand. The cameras all zoomed in on his face which went stark as the flame gave out under a drop of…