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assemble four years from now at Los
Angeles, there to celebrate with us the
Games of the XXIII Olympiad."
The Olympic Flag, hoisted on the
opening day of the Games, was now
struck to the accompaniment of the
Olympic Anthem. The "Ode to Sport"
cantata rang out across the stadium.
Eight athletes carried the Olympic
Flag, under which so many fine victories
had been scored.
Girls in tunics gathered around the
bowl with the Olympic Flame, forming
a tableau vivant reminiscent of a
Greek fresco. The Olympic Flame was
slowly extinguished. The sparkling
305
clusters of a fireworks display lit up
the sky above the stadium as Moscow
bid farewell to the Games of the XXII
Olympiad.
A huge mosaic picture of Olympic
Misha appeared in the stands. He
wished everybody "A happy journey".
The sadness of parting which
gripped everybody was passed on to
Misha. "Tears" rolled from his eyes.
A mixed brass band played a
march and drilled. Girls ran out onto
the field and did exercises with hoops
and ribbons. In the middle of the field
leading Soviet acrobats, champions
of the Soviet Union, Europe
Farewell fireworks