First moving through a city with what I took to be a mini version of that Olympic torch thingie, except there was someone else (male) accompanying me, who would re-light it if it went out. Which happened a couple of times. Wasn't the end of the world, but did have to be, and was, re-lit. At some point I passed it to someone else (also female). We both seemed to be also carrying a swaddled baby - and so, juggling with difficulty both items...
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