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Test run for Winter Olympics flame

Actress Maria Nafpliotou (right) in the role of High Priestess transfers the Olympic flame during a dress rehearsal ahead of the lighting of the torch today for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. Good weather meant that the torch was lit without any problems in a concave mirror reflecting the sun’s rays.

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