AT the stroke of midnight, the Union Jack began coming down the flagpole while one, on a nearby pole, in red, white, yellow and blue began ascending.
When it reached its apex, a tune resounded through the stadium and the assembled throng, not recognising either emblem, realised what either was and spontaneously stood up to an almighty cheer.
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