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by aposm 1325 days ago
Keep reading the article - it's explained later as a way to extinguish the torches when no longer needed.
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Ugh, It’s not even hidden in there. Perhaps I experienced some banner blindness and skimmed straight over the pull quote (or online tweet). Though mostly I’ve had this question for a long time and didn’t expect this article to contain the answer.