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AN eerie silence came over Carrara Stadium for the second verse of national anthem, Advance Australia Fair, at the Opening Ceremony. While 35,000 belted out the first verse, there was a stunned silence from many for the second verse. Here are the mysterious-to-most lyrics — there’s still time to learn them before the Closing: “Beneath our radiant Southern Cross, we’ll toil with hearts and hands, to make this Commonwealth of ours renowned of all the lands, for those who’ve come across the seas, we’ve boundless plains to share. With courage let us all combine, to Advance Australia Fair. In joyful strains then let us sing, Advance Australia Fair.”