¹     Could you run a long way carrying fire? That is what the Olympic Torch relay runners do. A few months before the Olympic Games begin, the Torch is lit. It is lit using the sun and a mirror. The Torch is made of wood and metal. Runners carry the lit Torch all over the world. They start in Greece. That is where the first Olympics were held.
 
²     There are 10,000 Torch relay runners. The last person is a very special athlete. That person is given the great honor of lighting the Olympic Flame. He or she carries the Torch to the cauldron. It is often at the top of a grand staircase. .....
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