Then, about 200 men walk the route wearing half- to full-metre-tall paper bishop hats, lit from within by candles and cut with intricate, stained glass window-like designs featuring Saint Nicholas.

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That led to eight minutes of first-half injury time and in the sixth, Da Silva lit up the game with a stunning finish into the top corner to put Burnley 2-1 ahead at the break.

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The first half was a scrappy affair, lit up only by Nick Easter's burst-through from the line-out to score a try in stoppage time.

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And just to underline how cool it is, Valve green lit Black Mesa, a remake of one of its own games (Half-Life).

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