my pilot light on the furnace doesn't want to stay on.. i had it off all summer and now i can't get it to stay lit. the flame doesn't reach the thermal switch thingy.. i can make it stay on temporarily by putting a bit of flame to the "switch" itself but the pilot will extinguish a few moments later.. there is also a click right before coming from the gizmo where one has to depress the knob to light the pilot and then turn it to ON.. i have tried a few different times trying different ways with no luck.. any ideas?

(the proper names of parts would also be appreciated)

thanks, brrrr

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