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London 2012 Olympic torch relay: day 34 – in pictures

Olympic Torch: Day 34 - Olympic Torch Relay
Spectators cheer on the torch in Gretna Photograph: Yui Mok/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 34 - Olympic Torch Relay
Gillian Kivlehan does a quick jig as she passes the flame to Rosy Ryan in Dumfries Photograph: Yui Mok/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 34 - Olympic Torch Relay
Fans line the streets on a wet day for the torch relay Photograph: Ben Birchall/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 34 - Olympic Torch Relay
Gary McKee carries the flame through Whitehaven Photograph: LOCOG/Getty Images
Olympic Torch: Day 34 - Olympic Torch Relay
Brian Clayton is cheered on as he carries the torch between Wigton and Aspatria Photograph: Yui Mok/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 34 - Olympic Torch Relay
Andrew Holden carries the flame on an open-top bus in front of Lake Windermere Photograph: LOCOG/Getty Images
Olympic Torch: Day 34 - Olympic Torch Relay
Liam Jordan gets out of his wheelchair to walk on the leg between Grasmere and Bowness-on-Windermere Photograph: LOCOG/Getty Images
Olympic Torch: Day 34 - Olympic Torch Relay
Schoolchildren spot the arrival of the torch at Ambleside, Windermere Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
Olympic Torch: Day 34 - Olympic Torch Relay
Stephanie Booth, aged 14, carries the Olympic flame on board historic steam boat the Tern during a voyage across Lake Windermere Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
Olympic Torch: Day 34 - Olympic Torch Relay
Janette Sutcliffe carries the flame through Keswick Photograph: LOCOG/Getty Images
Olympic Torch: Day 34 - Olympic Torch Relay
Calum Graham and Paul McGhee at a handover between Annan and Gretna Photograph: Yui Mok/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 34 - Olympic Torch Relay
Spectators brave the inclement weather as they line the route Photograph: LOCOG/Getty Images
Olympic Torch: Day 34 - Olympic Torch Relay
Hew Chalmers caries the torch through Dumfries Photograph: Yui Mok/LOCOG/PA
Olympic Torch: Day 34 - Olympic Torch Relay
Jan Booth lights the cauldron at the end of day 34 Photograph: Yui Mok/LOCOG/PA
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