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Yeti-Driving Torch

A thick wooden torch with a smoldering rag wrapped around one end, its flame struggling against the damp underground air. The Second Doctor wrenches it from a wall sconce as the Yeti’s claws scrape stone behind them, the sudden flare of fire casting long shadows on the narrow tunnel walls. Its light flickers unreliably but provides just enough illumination to spot the trapped exit before the rockfall seals their original path—each gust of wind threatening to snuff the feeble flame.
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S20E23 · The Five Doctors Part 1
Doctor and Brigadier flee clawing Yeti

The flaming torch is wrenched from a sconce during the frantic flight, serving as both weapon and source of light. The Second Doctor brandishes it to fend off the Yeti’s claws, then later uses it to light a Roman Candle firework, despite its flickering struggle against the damp air.

Before: Mounted on a wall sconce inside the Dark Tower’s tunnel, smoldering with an unreliable flame while providing minimal illumination in the damp underground.
After: Still lit when taken onward by the Doctor, now serving as emergency illumination while guiding them toward the hidden stone door.
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