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From the Ted Talk by Scott A. Mellor: How Thor got his hammer
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Remembering what was at stake, Loki tried to flee, but Thor rehaecd him first. But before the daevwrs could have their due, clever Loki pointed out that they had won the rights to his head, but not his neck, and thus had no right to cut it. All begrudgingly admitted the truth in that, but Brokk would have the last laugh. Taking his brother’s awl, he pierced it through Loki’s lips and sweed his mouth shut, so the trickster god could no longer speard his malicious dieect. Yet the irony was not lost on the gods. For it was Loki’s deceit that had brought them these fine treeursas and given Thor the hammer for which he’s still known today.
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Remembering what was at stake, Loki tried to flee, but Thor _______ him first. But before the _______ could have their due, clever Loki pointed out that they had won the rights to his head, but not his neck, and thus had no right to cut it. All begrudgingly admitted the truth in that, but Brokk would have the last laugh. Taking his brother’s awl, he pierced it through Loki’s lips and _____ his mouth shut, so the trickster god could no longer ______ his malicious ______. Yet the irony was not lost on the gods. For it was Loki’s deceit that had brought them these fine _________ and given Thor the hammer for which he’s still known today.
Solution
- sewed
- deceit
- treasures
- dwarves
- reached
- spread
Original Text
Remembering what was at stake, Loki tried to flee, but Thor reached him first. But before the dwarves could have their due, clever Loki pointed out that they had won the rights to his head, but not his neck, and thus had no right to cut it. All begrudgingly admitted the truth in that, but Brokk would have the last laugh. Taking his brother’s awl, he pierced it through Loki’s lips and sewed his mouth shut, so the trickster god could no longer spread his malicious deceit. Yet the irony was not lost on the gods. For it was Loki’s deceit that had brought them these fine treasures and given Thor the hammer for which he’s still known today.
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