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All in the castle-garth his garment changèd he,
Then entered in the stone-built hall, the Giant-King to see.
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“Now welcome, little Loki, be thou right welcome here!
How fares the country round Hafsgaard, and the land that lies anear?”
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“Well fares the country round Hafsgaard, and the land that lies anear,
But Thord hath lost his hammer of gold, and therefore am I come here.”
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